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Impact of Some Fixed and Essential Oils Application on Fruit Quality of Pomegranate During Cold Storage

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Biochemistry

Abstract

This study evaluated the effect of some fixed oils (olive and wheat germ) and some essential oils (sage, tea seed and citrus peel) as edible coatings on wonderful pomegranate's shelf life and fruit quality characteristics during 45 days cold storage, maintained at 5°C and 85–90% relative humidity (RH). Over a period of 45 days of storage, fruit properties were measured at regular intervals. The weight, volume, firmness, and weight loss percentage of the fruit; the total weight and volume of the juice; the total soluble solids; the total acidity; the ascorbic acid (Vitamin C); the total anthocyanin; the total sugars; and the total phenols were among them. Applying edible coatings infused with essential oils positively affects each fruit trait. Pomegranate fruits coated with three percent wheat germ oil and then three percent citrus peel oil maintained greater firmness, fruit weight, and juice weight while reducing weight loss. Additionally, it reduced the loss of ascorbic acid, inhibited the breakdown of total acidity, preserved greater values of total soluble solids, decreased total phenols, and maintained higher amounts of anthocyanin content. The results obtained indicate that the application of wheat germ oil at 3 % coating treatment may enhance postharvest storability, prolong the storage time, and keep the nutritional content of these wonderful pomegranate fruits for up to 45 days in cold storage at 5°C and 85–90% relative humidity.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.317535.10323

Keywords

Keywords: Pomegranate, olive oil, sage oil, tea oil, Wheat germ oil, citrus peel oil, post-harvest quality

Authors

First Name

Hala

Last Name

Emam

MiddleName

el-sayed

Affiliation

Horticultural Crops Technology Department, National Research Centre, El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

he-elkased@hotmail.com

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First Name

Enas

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Ali

Affiliation

Horticultural Crops Technology Department,National Research center,Dokki ,Giza,EGYPT.

Email

enas_arisha@yahoo.com

City

Cairo-Egypt

Orcid

0000-0001-9574-2442

First Name

mohmed

Last Name

Baiea

MiddleName

Hemdan

Affiliation

Horticultural Crops technology, Agricultural and Biological inst, National Research Center

Email

mbaiea@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Rasha

Last Name

Abdel-hak

MiddleName

El-said

Affiliation

Pomology department, National Research Centre (NRC ),Dokki ,Giza ,Egypt

Email

wr_agiad@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Abdel Hamid

MiddleName

Abdel Moniem

Affiliation

Horticultural Crops Technology Department, Agricultural and Biological Division, National Research Centre

Email

eman_abdel_moniem@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0003-2737-4398

Volume

67

Article Issue

12

Related Issue

50716

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-09-02

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

337

Page End

346

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_384771.html

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384,771

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297

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Impact of Some Fixed and Essential Oils Application on Fruit Quality of Pomegranate During Cold Storage

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Created At

30 Dec 2024