Polysaccharide coatings exhibit high barrier properties toward oxygen. The rate of oxygen transfer through pullulan films is lower compared to polypropylene and polyethylene films. This enables the formation of pullulan coatings to reduce the rate of fruit and vegetable respiration (Chlebowska-´Smigiel and Gniewosz, 2009). The obtained results are in close agreement with the findings of Diab et al. (2001),