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Effect of Konjac Glucomannan Composite Coating on the Preservation of Fresh-Cut Lotus Root

HUANG Yangmin, SUN Ye, GENG Siyi, ZHAO Hang, ZHOU Yan, JU Qiaoling, TU Kang*   

  1. College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Online:2016-04-25 Published:2016-04-13

Abstract:

The effect of composite coatings composed of konjac glucomannan (KGM), xanthan gum (XG) and phytic acid
(PA) on the preservation of fresh-cut lotus root was studied by the orthogonal experimental design method. The optimum
combination was screened and validated through experiments. The results showed that the combination of 15 g/L KGM,
1.5 g/L XG and 0.5 g/L PA was found to be optimal. The optimized KGM composite coating inhibited the browning,
reduced the respiration rate and the losses of VC and total soluble solids (TSS), and suppressed the decrease of total
phenol and improved the antioxidant capacity of fresh-cut lotus root. Thus, the KGM composite coating provides excellent
preservation of fresh-cut lotus root.

Key words: fresh-cut lotus root, konjac glucomannan, coating, preservation

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