Research on the Effect of Chitosan Coating Enriched with Clove Oil on the Quality of Cherry Tomatoes

The application of chitosan coating enriched clove oil in the quality of cherry tomato was investigated. After stored at 8℃ for 15 days, the weight loss ratio, decay ratio, vitamin C content, tritatable acidity content, PPO activity and sensory acceptability scores for control samples were 36.45%、17.3%、0.33%, 4.36mg/100g、9.87U/g and 3.80 scores, respectively, which were 3.12%, 4.7%、0.53%、5.93mg/100g、14.87U/g and 6.7 scores for the samples treated by chitosan-oil coating respectively. The combined treatment of chitosan coating and clove oil showed lowest microbial growth and could keep the quality of cherry tomato. The shelf life of cherry tomato was extended.