The effect of coating carrot with starch and nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NOGA) on the stabi·lity of dehydrated carrot was investigated. The effectiveness of these coatings was evaluated by following changes in caro­tenoid content of dehydrated carrot during 420 days of storage at 37°C. Starch coating reduced carotenoid breakdown considerably and increased the storage 1 i fe of dehydrated carrot to 123 days compared to 30 days for samples given a water treatment alone. The sotrage life was further enhanced to 237 and 420 days when coated with starch containing 0.03% and 0.3% NOGA respectively. However, high concentrations of NOG

R A EDWARDS ,A K BALOCH ,K A BUCKLE ,