Source of fruits and Coating materials
Cucumber fruits were purchased from Ipata
market in Ilorin on the day after harvest and
were immediately placed in ambient storage
(27±3oC). Uniform sized, defect-free fruits
were selected. Corn starch (CS) and
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) were bought
from lab trade company Ilorin. Glycerol
(99.5%) was purchased from Sigma Chemical
Co.