The edible coatings, Corn starch and
carboxymethyl cellulose, seemed to have a
beneficial impact on quality parameters of
cucumber by slowing their weight loss, pH,
firmness, total soluble solid, microbial growth
and ascorbic acid retention.
However significant differences were observed
among these coatings: cornstarch was superior
during storage maintaining cucumber fruit in
higher quality levels relative to CMC coating.
In conclusion, the quality maintenance and the
shelf life extension of cucumber reveal that
corn starch coating can be considered for
commercial application during storage and
marketing of cucumber fruit.