Tecnología de Alimentos
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Item Conservación de la guayaba (Psidium guajava L) mediante la aplicación de un recubrimiento comestible a base de mucílago de Nopal (Opuntia ficus indica) con aceite esencial de Tomillo(Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Facultad de Ciencia e Ingeniería en Alimentos. Maestría en Tecnología de Alimentos, 2019-07) Fernández Paredes, Manuel Enrique; Calero Cáceres, William RicardoThe guayaba (Psidium guajava.L) is a very perishable fruit on post-harvesting conditions, where the respiratory intensity is high (measured as ethylene production) who causes an accelerating of the senescence process and the losing the quality in a short period of time. The aim of the research work was to evaluate the effect of the application of an edible covering to retard the natural maturation process of P. guajava at conventional post-harvest conditions. Six treatments with a control were evaluated: three formulations of nopal mucilage plus thyme essential oil (100 percent mucilage, 99.5 percent mucilage plus 0.5 percent essential oil, 99 percent mucilage plus 1 percent essential oil); and two immersion times (60 seconds and 30 seconds). The evaluated variables considered were: titrable acidity, pH, soluble solids, humidity, weight loss, color and microbiology. The best treatment who preserves better the quality of the guava fruit was a2 (99 percent mucilage plus 1 percent thyme essential oil), considering that preserves better the fruit properties. According with the weight loss, the best treatment was a2b1 (99.5 percent of mucilage plus 1 percent of thyme essential oil) for 30 seconds. Six treatments with a control were evaluated: three formulations of nopal mucilage plus thyme essential oil (100 percent mucilage, 99.5 percent mucilage plus 0.5 percent essential oil, 99 percent mucilage plus 1 percent essential oil); and two immersion times (60 seconds and 30 seconds). The evaluated variables considered were: titrable acidity, pH, soluble solids, humidity, weight loss, color and microbiology. The best treatment who preserves better the quality of the guava fruit was a2 (99 percent mucilage plus 1 percent thyme essential oil), considering that preserves better the fruit properties. According with the weight loss, the best treatment was a2b1 (99.5 percent of mucilage plus 1 percent of thyme essential oil) for 30 seconds. It is concluded that the P. guajava recovering with nopal mucilage and thyme essential oil could retard the ripening time, conserving its organoleptic characteristics.