Wax coating and Ag-TiO2 nanoparticles as alternatives to preserve postharvest quality of the purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. edulis)
Recubrimiento con ceras y nanopartículas de Ag-TiO2 como alternativas para preservar la calidad poscosecha de frutos de gulupa (Passiflora edulis f. edulis)
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https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v42n3.116582Keywords:
respiration, ethylene, shelf life, natural language processing, consumer perception (en)respiración, etileno, vida en anaquel, lenguaje natural de procesamiento, percepción del consumidor (es)
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The purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. edulis) is a highly sought climacteric fruit on the global market, but its short postharvest life makes international commercialization difficult. The objective of this study was to evaluate the implementation of wax coatings and silver-doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles (Ag-TiO2-NPs) to preserve the postharvest quality parameters of the purple passion fruits. After the waxes and NPs synthesized using the combustion solution method were applied, the fruits were packed in plastic bags and cardboard boxes. Treatments were evaluated under two different storage conditions: room temperature (18°C, domestic market) and refrigeration (7°C, export market) during 1 week of shelf life. Physicochemical variables were measured periodically, and at the end of each storage condition, a consumer perception analysis was performed using natural language processing. The coating treatments did not favor postharvest behavior in the two experiments, and only increased brightness of the fruits was evident. In the refrigeration experiment, the application of Ag-TiO2-NP alone had a positive effect on the delaying parameters like respiration rate (decrease of up to 55% compared to the control), color (up to 80% less), total soluble solids (lower by ∼ 10%), and titratable acidity (increased ∼ 5%), with no effect on the perception of taste and visual characteristics identified by consumers. However, this treatment did not show consistent effects at room temperature (18°C). These findings support the viability of nanoparticle application as a strategy to preserve the postharvest quality of passion fruit destined for exportation and wax coatings to improve visual fruit perception.
La gulupa (Passiflora edulis f. edulis) es una fruta climatérica altamente deseada en el mercado global, pero con una corta vida poscosecha, lo que dificulta su comercialización en mercados internacionales. El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar la implementación de recubrimientos de ceras y nanopartículas de dióxido de titanio dopadas con plata (Ag-TiO2-NPs) para preservar los parámetros de calidad poscosecha del fruto de gulupa. Después de aplicar las ceras y las NPs sintetizadas usando el método de combustión en solución, las frutas se empacaron en bolsas plásticas y luego en cajas de cartón. Posteriormente, se evaluaron los tratamientos bajo dos condiciones de almacenamiento diferentes, a temperatura ambiente (18°C, para el mercado doméstico) y refrigeración (7°C, para el mercado de exportación) + 1 semana de vida útil. Se midieron periódicamente variables fisicoquímicas y, al final del almacenamiento, se realizó un análisis de percepción del consumidor utilizando procesamiento de lenguaje natural. Los resultados indican que los tratamientos con encerado no tuvieron un efecto favorable en el comportamiento poscosecha en los dos experimentos, sólo se evidenció un mayor brillo de los frutos. Por otro lado, en el experimento de refrigeración, la aplicación de únicamente Ag-TiO2 NPs tuvo un efecto positivo al ralentizar parámetros como la tasa de respiración (disminución hasta en un 55% comparado con el control), el color (hasta un 80% menos), los sólidos solubles totales (menores en ∼ 10%) y la acidez titulable (aumentó ∼ 5%), sin efecto en la percepción del sabor y las características visuales identificadas por los consumidores. Pero este tratamiento no mostró efectos consistentes a temperatura ambiente (18°C). Estos hallazgos apoyan la viabilidad de la aplicación de NPs como una estrategia para preservar la calidad poscosecha de la gulupa destinada a la exportación, y de los recubrimientos de cera para mejorar la percepción visual del fruto.
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