In general, refrigerated storage of mangosteen at 13 °C
extended the shelf-life for 25 days, while those stored at 25 °C
had the shelf-life limited to 15 days. The main limiting factor
was the pericarp hardening, which resulted in the increase of
firmness. The edible coatings and plastic films combined with
storage at 13 °C showed different results: the fruits coated with
carnauba wax had the shelf-life limited to 18 days due to pericarp
hardening. Coating with CMC + lecithin and packging with
LDPE 50 μm and PVC 13 μm had no effect on mangosteen
shelf-life extension when compared to the fruits stored under
refrigeration without any coating and films. Considering that
the use of films and coatings represents additional costs, the
storage of mangosteen at 13 °C without the use of any other
method was the most effective