# US 2025/0143331 A1 · Method for treating and controlling post-harvest physiological disorders in fruit via edible coatings

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- Number: US 2025/0143331 A1
- Document ID: US20250143331A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/012,332
- Filed: 2025-01-07
- Published: 2025-05-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-09-22
- Assignees: Decco Worldwide Post-Harvest Holdings B.V.
- Applicants: Decco Worldwide Post-Harvest Holdings B.V.
- Inventors: ENRIQUE GOMEZ HERNANDEZ; SOHAIL AKHTER
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250143331A1

## CPC

- A01N 25/30: characterised by the surfactants
- A23B 7/154: Organic compounds; Microorganisms; Enzymes
- A01N 25/02: containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
- A01N 25/24: containing ingredients to enhance the sticking of the active ingredients
- A01N 43/08: with oxygen as the ring hetero atom
- A01N 43/16: with oxygen as the ring hetero atom
- A01N 57/12: containing acyclic or cycloaliphatic radicals
- A01P 1/00: Disinfectants; Antimicrobial compounds or mixtures thereof
- A01P 3/00: Fungicides
- A23B 2/775: Organic compounds containing phosphorus
- A23B 7/16: Coating with a protective layer; Compositions or apparatus therefor (A23B7/08 takes precedence)
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
- A23B: PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
- A01P: BIOCIDAL, PEST REPELLANT, PEST ATTRACTANT OR PLANT GROWTH REGULATORY ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR PREPARATIONS
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

The present invention describes the method for treating and controlling physiological disorders that are caused during the post-harvest process of fruit, which comprises the application of an aqueous solution which is a edible coating and said coating comprising at least one phospholipid, or at least one polysorbate, or at least a sorbitan ester, or at least a sucrose ester of fatty acids or at least a sucroglyceride of fatty acids or a combination thereof the application being during any one of the stages of the post-harvest process to their shipment and sale at their final destination.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of post-harvest treatment on fruit, comprising applying to the fruit an edible aqueous formulation comprising:
between 1 and 30% by weight of lecithin;
between 0.1 and 20% by weight of a polysorbate;
between 0.1 and 20% by weight of a sorbitan ester;
between 0.1 and 20% by weight of a sucrose ester of fatty acids, between 0.1 and 20% by weight of a sucrose glycerids of fatty acids; or between 0 and 20% by weight of a cellulose derivative;
between 0 and 30% by weight of a glycol;
between 0 and 20% by weight of an alcohol; and
between 0 and 0.4% by weight of a defoamer;
wherein all amounts are with respect to the weight of the formulation, wherein applying is done during any one of the stages of a post harvesting period.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein said aqueous formulation is diluted in water at a concentration of between 0.1% to 10% (v/v).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein said aqueous formulation is in liquid state and is applied via drencher, basin, loader or preparation water lines, or said aqueous formulation is in aerosol form and is applied via spray, pulverisation or fumigation.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprises applying at least one chemical antifungal agent, at least one anti-scald compound, at least one antioxidant, at least one biocide, at least one disinfectant, or a combination thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the formulation comprises between 0 and 20% of the cellulose derivate.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method according to claim 5, wherein the cellulose derivate is selected from the group consisting of methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, a polymer of said cellulose derivate, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the glycol is selected from the group consisting of glycerin, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 8

An aqueous formulation for post-harvest treatment on fruit, comprising:
between 1 and 30% by weight of lecithin;
between 0.1 and 20% by weight of a polysorbate;
between 0.1 and 20% by weight of a sorbitan ester;
between 0.1 and 20% by weight of a sucrose ester of fatty acids, between 0.1 and 20% by weight of a sucrose glycerids of fatty acids; or between 0 and 20% by weight of a cellulose derivative;
between 0 and 30% by weight of a glycol;
between 0 and 20% by weight of an alcohol; and
between 0 and 0.4% by weight of a defoamer;
wherein all amounts are with respect to the weight of the formulation, wherein applying is done during any one of the stages of a post harvesting period.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The aqueous formulation according to claim 8, wherein said aqueous formulation further comprises at least one additive selected from the group consisting of an alcohol, an antioxidant, a fungicidal agent, an one anti-scald compound, or a combinations thereof.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The aqueous formulation according to claim 8, wherein said formulation is in liquid or aerosol form.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The aqueous formulation according to claim 8, wherein the lecithin is of animal or plant origin.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The aqueous formulation according to claim 11, wherein the lecithin is from egg yolk, sunflower, soy, rapeseed, cotton, maize, or milk.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The aqueous formulation according to claim 8, wherein the glycol is selected from the group consisting of glycerin, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 14 (depends on 6)

The aqueous formulation according to claim 6, wherein the formulation comprises between 0 and 20% of the cellulose derivate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The aqueous formulation according to claim 14, wherein the cellulose derivate is selected from the group consisting of methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, or a polymer of said cellulose derivate and a combination thereof, wherein the polymers are the polymers of said cellulose derivate.

### Claim 16 (depends on 8)

A dilution which comprises the aqueous formulation of claim 8, wherein said aqueous formulation is diluted in water at a concentration comprised between 0.1% to 10% (v/v).