Coating method
Strawberries (20kg) were
sanitized with a chlorinated wate rsolution(250mg/kg) for 1min, dipped in coating-formingsolutions for 5 min, and then dried at room temperature on polypropylene trays for 30 min.
Coated strawberries were packed in polyethylene terephthalate clamshell containers (dimensions of 178 × 127 × 89 mm and capacity of 454 g) with venting holes and stored at 4 °C and 90% RH for 15 d.
Uncoated strawberries were used as controls in all analyses, and strawberries dipped in the antimicrobial solution were used as controls in microbiological and decay rate analyses.