(2008) , alginate and gellan edible coatings containing N -acetylcysteine effectively prolonged the shelf life of fresh-cut Fuji apples by 2 weeks compared to the control slices. Bico, Raposo, Morais and Morais (2009) have also reported that color of banana slices presented the smallest changes when the slices were subject to a 3-min dip into a solution containing 0.75% (w/v) ascorbic acid and 0.75% (w/v) cysteine.