Pre‐ and postharvest chitosan coatings extend the physicochemical and bioactive qualities of minimally processed ‘Crimson Seedless’ grapes during cold storage
Journal: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Year: 2024

Pre- and/or postharvest 1% Ch coatings effectively maintained the quality of minimally processed grape berries of organically produced 'Crimson Seedless' grapes by delaying weight loss and PG activity and keeping the postharvest physical, biochemical and bioactive features for 42-day cold storage at 1.0 ± 0.5 °C. The combined use of pre- and postharvest Ch found to be more effective than single treatment. Thus, pre- + postharvest 1% Ch coating could be recommended as an ecofriendly sustainable m