Acta Alimentaria
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Volume 52: Issue 2
Optimisation of edible coating conditions using statistical Response Surface Methodology for shelf life extension of fresh-cut guava
Authors:
J. Kumari Department of Microbiology, PAU, Ludhiana-141004, India

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4934-0535
Pages:
163–176
Online Publication Date:
02 Jun 2023
Publication Date:
19 Jun 2023
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/066.2022.00203
Keywords (English):
edible coatings; fresh-cut guava; pre-treatment; optimisation; chitosan
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Abstract

In the present study, six different edible coatings were evaluated to assess their microbicidal efficiency on pre-treated disinfected fresh cut guava. Among all coatings viz. alginate, pectin, carboxy methylcellulose, carrageenan, and starch, chitosan showed significant microbial growth inhibition and preservation of physico-chemical characteristics of fresh cut guava. Further, optimisation of coating parameters i.e. concentration (% w/v) and dipping time (min) was performed using Response Surface Methodology. It revealed that the fresh-cut guava dipped in 1% (w/v) chitosan for 3 min had desirability level of 91% and extension of its shelf life up to 9 days, as compared to 5 days shelf life of uncoated fresh-cut guava, maintaining all its physico-chemical parameters and microbial growth under the permissible level. Validation of optimised conditions was conducted at 5.0 kg scale that resulted in firmness of 1.90 (kg), 2.6 g/100 g sugars content, 8.0 °Brix total soluble solids content, 3.4 pH, 4.1 log CFU g−1 total plate count, 3.1 log CFU g−1 yeast and moulds count, and 3.1 log CFU g−1 total coliforms count on fresh-cut guava at 9th day of refrigeration storage. Shelf life analysis revealed that chitosan coated fresh cut guava can stay fresh till 10th day under refrigeration with maintaining all its nutritive, microbiological, and sensory properties in the acceptable range.

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  • L. Abrankó (Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary)
  • D. Bánáti (University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary)
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2022  
Web of Science  
Total Cites
WoS		 892
Journal Impact Factor 1.1
Rank by Impact Factor

Food Science and Technology (Q4)
Nutrition and Dietetics (Q4)
Impact Factor
without
Journal Self Cites		 1.1
5 Year
Impact Factor		 1
Journal Citation Indicator 0.22
Rank by Journal Citation Indicator

Food Science and Technology (Q4)
Nutrition and Dietetics (Q4)
Scimago  
Scimago
H-index		 32
Scimago
Journal Rank		 0.231
Scimago Quartile Score

Food Science (Q3)
Scopus  
Scopus
Cite Score		 1.7
Scopus
CIte Score Rank		 Food Science 225/359 (37th PCTL)
Scopus
SNIP		 0.408

2021  
Web of Science  
Total Cites
WoS		 856
Journal Impact Factor 1,000
Rank by Impact Factor Food Science & Technology 130/143
Nutrition & Dietetics 81/90
Impact Factor
without
Journal Self Cites		 0,941
5 Year
Impact Factor		 1,039
Journal Citation Indicator 0,19
Rank by Journal Citation Indicator Food Science & Technology 143/164
Nutrition & Dietetics 92/109
Scimago  
Scimago
H-index		 30
Scimago
Journal Rank		 0,235
Scimago Quartile Score

Food Science (Q3)
Scopus  
Scopus
Cite Score		 1,4
Scopus
CIte Score Rank		 Food Sciences 222/338 (Q3)
Scopus
SNIP		 0,387

 

2020
 
Total Cites
768
WoS
Journal
Impact Factor
0,650
Rank by
Nutrition & Dietetics 79/89 (Q4)
Impact Factor
Food Science & Technology 130/144 (Q4)
Impact Factor
0,575
without
Journal Self Cites
5 Year
0,899
Impact Factor
Journal
0,17
Citation Indicator
 
Rank by Journal
Nutrition & Dietetics 88/103 (Q4)
Citation Indicator
Food Science & Technology 142/160 (Q4)
Citable
59
Items
Total
58
Articles
Total
1
Reviews
Scimago
28
H-index
Scimago
0,237
Journal Rank
Scimago
Food Science Q3
Quartile Score
 
Scopus
248/238=1,0
Scite Score
 
Scopus
Food Science 216/310 (Q3)
Scite Score Rank
 
Scopus
0,349
SNIP
 
Days from
100
submission
 
to acceptance
 
Days from
143
acceptance
 
to publication
 
Acceptance
16%
Rate
2019  
Total Cites
WoS		 522
Impact Factor 0,458
Impact Factor
without
Journal Self Cites		 0,433
5 Year
Impact Factor		 0,503
Immediacy
Index		 0,100
Citable
Items		 60
Total
Articles		 59
Total
Reviews		 1
Cited
Half-Life		 7,8
Citing
Half-Life		 9,8
Eigenfactor
Score		 0,00034
Article Influence
Score		 0,077
% Articles
in
Citable Items		 98,33
Normalized
Eigenfactor		 0,04267
Average
IF
Percentile		 7,429
Scimago
H-index		 27
Scimago
Journal Rank		 0,212
Scopus
Scite Score		 220/247=0,9
Scopus
Scite Score Rank		 Food Science 215/299 (Q3)
Scopus
SNIP		 0,275
Acceptance
Rate		 15%

 

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Foundation		 1972
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