Evaluation of effectiveness of three cellulose derivative-based edible coatings on changes of physico-chemical characteristics of ‘Berangan’ banana (Musa sapientum cv. Berangan) during storage at ambient conditions

• Main Authors: Malmiri, Hoda Jafarizadeh, Osman, Azizah, Tan, Chin Ping, Abdul Rahman, Russly
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24106/1/24106.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24106/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/volume-18-2011.html

Three edible coating formulations, namely methyl cellulose (MC)-glycerol, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Na-CMC) - glycerol and hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC) - stearic acid-glycerol with three concentrations of main edible components, MC (2, 3.5 and 5% w/v), Na CMC (0.1, 0.8 and 1.5% w/v...