The dendogram of Fig. 20 depict the group separation for alginate based coatings. Three main groups can be distinguished, according to the grouping derived from HCA. Taking into account mean group values for all evaluated quality parameters, considering that the best group is the one with better quality properties (values closer to the ones at harvest for color; higher firmness, SSC and antioxidant activity; and lower weight loss and microbial counts), group II was the best followed by group I and III. From the group with the best edible coatings for preserving physicochemical strawberry fruit quality (group II), Select two with higher scores in the taste panel. The edible coating with the highest score in overall liking was AL 2% + Eug 0.1% (Table 23). The AL 2% + Cit 0.15% + Eug 0.1% did not significantly differ from AL 1% + Cit 0.15%, so the first was chosen because had the same concentration of AL as the edible coating first selected.