H. M. S. Akhtar - College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing ۲۱۰۰۹۵, People Republic of China
Z. Iqbal - Post-Harvest Research Centre, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad ۳۸۸۵۰, Pakistan
M. Abdin - College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing ۲۱۰۰۹۵, People Republic of China
Y. S. Hamed - College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing ۲۱۰۰۹۵, People Republic of China
F. Aslam - Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore-Pakistan
Sh. Ahmad - Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, Austral University of Chile, Campus Isla Teja ۵۰۹۰۰۰, Valdivia, Chile
M. A. Farooq - School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, ۵۱۰۶۴۰, PR China

The efficiency of Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) based Chickpea Hull Polysaccharides (CHPS) edible coating with regards to shelf life and physicochemical properties of cherry tomatoes were determined. Cherry tomatoes were coated with various CHPS concentrations (۰.۲۵, ۰.۵۰, ۰.۷۵ and ۱.۰۰%) to preserve cherry tomatoes during storage at ۲۰◦C. The CMC-incorporated CHPS coatings were found effective to reduce the respiration rate, weight loss, firmness, lycopene content, total soluble solid, vitamin C, total polyphenols, and to improve the overall likeness of fruit compared with the control. All these effects were noted to be dose-dependent. Taken together, using CMC-incorporated CHPS coatings could prolong the shelf life of cherry tomatoes.

CMC, Edible coating, Edible films, Shelf life, Solanum lycopersicum L.