TY - JOUR
T1 - Gellan and alginate vegetable coatings
AU - Nussinovitch, A.
AU - Hershko, V.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Gellan and alginate hydrocolloid coatings of garlic bulbs (Allium sativum) were studied. Coatings served as a barrier to moisture loss. Incorporation of ingredients that can be found naturally in garlic skin, or are chemically similar to these, into the gum solution before coating, improved adhesion of the film to the surface of the coated commodity. Adhesion strengths were about three times higher than those recorded for a film made of gum and crosslinking agent alone. Electron microscopy technique revealed the structure of the garlic skin and hydrocolloid coating. Distances between the film and the vegetable were measured using image processing, and they could sometimes be reduced by varying the film composition.
AB - Gellan and alginate hydrocolloid coatings of garlic bulbs (Allium sativum) were studied. Coatings served as a barrier to moisture loss. Incorporation of ingredients that can be found naturally in garlic skin, or are chemically similar to these, into the gum solution before coating, improved adhesion of the film to the surface of the coated commodity. Adhesion strengths were about three times higher than those recorded for a film made of gum and crosslinking agent alone. Electron microscopy technique revealed the structure of the garlic skin and hydrocolloid coating. Distances between the film and the vegetable were measured using image processing, and they could sometimes be reduced by varying the film composition.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0144-8617(96)00095-1
DO - 10.1016/S0144-8617(96)00095-1
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AN - SCOPUS:0030156885
SN - 0144-8617
VL - 30
SP - 185
EP - 192
JO - Carbohydrate Polymers
JF - Carbohydrate Polymers
IS - 2-3
ER -