Enhanced Preservation of Climacteric Fruit with a Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Film Coating
Hojung Kwak,
Joonggon Kim,
Eun Jin Lee
et al.
Abstract:Bananas are a typical climacteric fruit with high respiration and ethylene production rates after harvest, and they show rapid ripening− senescence phenotypes. Here, we demonstrate that carboxymethylcellulose nanofibers (CM-CNFs) and red cabbage extracts (RCE) can be used as a unique film coating formulation for enhancement of the shelf-life of fruit. A CM-CNF suspension solution is created through a process involving chemical modification, followed by mechanical grinding. It has a high aspect ratio that allow… Show more
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