Composition of matter for the coating of plant products for their preservation and process of making same

摘要

A coating which breathes and limits transmission of moisture and which is particularly adapted for coating plant products such as citrus fruits, avocadoes, mangos, and peppers. The coating comprises Candelilla wax in an aqueous dispersion, an unstable soap, xylene, and/or toluene, or their equivalent. The aqueous coating is made by a particular process to provide a coating on the plant product of desired characteristics, the process providing an oil in water emulsion with particles having a size between 0.1 microns and 0.1 millimicrons.