“…The use of coatings for a wide range of food products, including fresh and minimally processed fruit, has received increased interest, because coatings can keep intact the product characteristics (texture and hydration) and serve as carrier for a wide range of food additives, including anti-browning or antimicrobials agents (Conte, Gammariello, Di Giulio, Attanasio, & Del Nobile, 2009;Mastromatteo, Mastromatteo, Conte, & Del Nobile, 2010;Oms-Oliu, Soliva-Fortuny, & Martìn-Belloso, 2008). Proteins, lipids and polysaccharides are the main constituents of coatings, providing a semipermeable barrier to oxygen, carbon dioxide, moisture and solute movement, thereby reducing respiration, water loss and oxidation reaction rate (Devlieghere, Vermeulen, & Debevere, 2004;Lee, Park, Lee, & Choi, 2003;Mastromatteo et al, 2010;Olivas & BarbosaCánovas, 2005;Oms-Oliu et al, 2008).…”