Changes in sensory attributes in strawberries are due to metabolic processes that occur during storage such as oxidative degradation of ascorbic acid, which produces visual obscuring
(changes of color), changes in flavor, water loss, texture changes, and softening pulp (Del-Valle and others 2005; Han and others 2005; Fan and others 2009). These changes occurred mainly in uncoated strawberries and resulted in the lowest scores on days 9, 12, and 15 of storage. In general, there was greater acceptance of coated strawberries by panelists in this order; pectin, pullulan, and chitosan-EAC, by the end of storage (Figure 4). In decay rate analyses, initial evaluations of uncoated fruits treated with antimicrobials and coated strawberries presented scores of 1, indicating that the fruits were not damaged by molds.