Although literature exists about the effect of several
edible coatings on fruit organoleptic quality, as far as we
know, there is no information on the impact of coatings
on the changes in bioactive compounds and antioxidant
activity during postharvest storage of fruits. In addition,
the use of alginate as edible coating to preserve fruit
quality during postharvest storage of sweet cherry is
investigated for the first time in this paper. Thus, the aim
of this study was to analyse the effect of sodium alginate
applied as edible coating at three concentrations (1%, 3%
and 5% w/v) on quality, bioactive compounds and
antioxidant activity on ‘Sweetheart’ cherry cultivar during
storage.