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Abstract
Button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) is a widely consumed edible mushroom, but its quality deteriorates rapidly after harvest. Therefore, the use of edible coatings with natural preservative compounds is essential for delaying microbial growth and maintaining mushroom quality. This study examined the effects of a nano-chitosan (NC) and aloe vera (AV) edible coating combined with tomato seed protein hydrolyzate (TPH) as a natural preservative on the chemical, microbial, and organoleptic properties of button mushrooms. TPH was prepared using the enzyme Alcalase. Five edible films containing NC, NC-AV, and varying concentrations of TPH (0%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%) were produced. The relationship between the concentration of TPH and the resulting physicochemical properties was investigated. The shelf lives of coated mushrooms were evaluated during 16 days of refrigerated storage (4 ± 1 °C). Results showed that TPH had high levels of protein (90.16%), hydrophobic amino acids (31.78%), and aromatic amino acids (11.74%). The produced films exhibited significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, with improvements observed at higher concentrations of TPH (P < 0.05). The interaction between the protein hydrolyzate film and the mushroom’s natural proteins may enhance nutrient retention and stability. Compared to uncoated mushrooms, the nanocomposite coatings significantly reduced physicochemical changes, quality degradation, and microbial spoilage. Increased concentrations of TPH further enhanced browning inhibition, free radical scavenging, and reduction of microbial spoilage (P < 0.05). Sensory evaluation indicated that the sample containing 1.5% TPH had the highest overall acceptance. The NC-AV composite coating containing TPH effectively extended the shelf life of button mushrooms by approximately 8 days.
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Biophysical studies of foods and agricultural products involve research at the interface of chemistry, biology, and engineering, as well as the new interdisciplinary areas of materials science and nanotechnology. Such studies include but are certainly not limited to research in the following areas: the structure of food molecules, biopolymers, and biomaterials on the molecular, microscopic, and mesoscopic scales; the molecular basis of structure generation and maintenance in specific foods, feeds, food processing operations, and agricultural products; the mechanisms of microbial growth, death and antimicrobial action; structure/function relationships in food and agricultural biopolymers; novel biophysical techniques (spectroscopic, microscopic, thermal, rheological, etc.) for structural and dynamical characterization of food and agricultural materials and products; the properties of amorphous biomaterials and their influence on chemical reaction rate, microbial growth, or sensory properties; and molecular mechanisms of taste and smell.
A hallmark of such research is a dependence on various methods of instrumental analysis that provide information on the molecular level, on various physical and chemical theories used to understand the interrelations among biological molecules, and an attempt to relate macroscopic chemical and physical properties and biological functions to the molecular structure and microscopic organization of the biological material.