Effect of Ethylene Absorbent and Different Packaging Materials on Storage Life of Banana

The experiment was conducted to assess the shelf life of unripe banana with ethylene absorbent stored in different packaging materials viz., HDPE, polyethylene and polypropylene (non-perforated) bags of different gauges. Significantly minimum weight loss, spoilage, TSS and Pulp/peel ratio recorded by fruits stored in 250 gauged non-perforated HDPE bags followed by 175 gauges non –perforated HDPE bags with ethylene absorbent at all the sampling dates. However, highest acidity was recorded at all the storage period due to the same packaging materials. The spoilage was recorded on 15 days of storage to the tune of 2.15% and 1.054%, respectively by fruits stored in 175-gauged HDPE bags and 250-gauged HDPE bags. The control fruits were spoiled on 9^th day.