Weight loss in mangos occurs during storage due to transpiration
(Policegoudra and Aradhya, 2007) and water evaporated from
the peel. This leads to a decrease in the fruits’ commercial value. It
has been reported that once the weight loss reaches 10%, mangos
shrivel and lose their fresh taste. As shown in Fig. 2(b), the weight
loss of the CK group was the largest, followed by group A with
group B having the smallest. The best explanation links this observation
to the coating’s physical barrier action. Water evaporation
was reduced because of the coating covering the mango’s surface.
The results showed the coating of group B provided better protection
against moisture due to the loading of potassium sorbate. In
other words, the mango’s taste is preserved because water is kept
in the fruit