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Mushroom-Waste Coating Keeps Strawberries Fresh Longer

Mushroom-Waste Coating Keeps Strawberries Fresh Longer

Button mushroom

What they found

An edible chitosan coating from spent button mushroom substrate extended strawberry shelf life over 15 days of storage.

An edible chitosan coating from spent button mushroom substrate extended strawberry shelf life over 15 days of storage.

The number

over 15 days of storage

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Agaricus bisporus, Botrytis cinerea, Aspergillus niger

Agaricus bisporus, Botrytis cinerea, Aspergillus niger

Compound

chitosan

chitosan

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Section

GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Strawberry Saver

Strawberry Saver

Scientists created an edible coating from spent mushroom substrate of white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) and used it to extend the shelf life of strawberries. The mushroom-derived chitosan preserved antioxidant levels, firmness, and color, while also reducing spoilage from common fungi like Botrytis cinerea and Aspergillus niger over 15 days of storage.

Scientists created an edible coating from spent mushroom substrate of white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) and used it to extend the shelf life of strawberries. The mushroom-derived chitosan preserved antioxidant levels, firmness, and color, while also reducing spoilage from common fungi like Botrytis cinerea and Aspergillus niger over 15 days of storage.

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