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Studies on Modified Atmospheric Packaging of Banana


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1 Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla (A.P.), India
     

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Banana (Musa paradisiaca) is one of the commercially important tropical fruits being produced in more than 120 countries in the world with an annual production of 88 million tons from an area of 10 million ha. MAP is a well established technology, which along with low temperature storage helps in extending the shelf-life and maintenance of the quality of fruits. A shelf-life of 25 days was observed when the banana were packed in LDPE, PP and PVC pouches and stored at 13°C temperatures whereas a shelf-life of 15 days was observed when the packed bananas were stored at room temperature. The shelf-life of unpacked banana stored at room temperature was only 5 days. The quality of bananas was good when packed in LDPE pouches compared to PP, PVC pouches based on the sensory and biochemical parameters. The PLW of bananas was very low, 1.84 per cent in LDPE pouches stored at 13° C temperature. The ascorbic acid content of banana was highest in LDPE pouches stored at 13°C temperature. The increase of TSS and pH of banana was less in LDPE pouches. It has been concluded that the banana packed in LDPE pouches under modified atmosphere packaging and stored at 13°C temperature give a shelf-life 25 days in comparison to only 5 days in room temperature for unpacked bananas.

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Banana, Shelf-Life, TSS, Quality, Modified Atmosphere Packaging.
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Authors

A. Venkateswarlu
Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla (A.P.), India
Ch. V. V. Satyanarayana
Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla (A.P.), India

Abstract


Banana (Musa paradisiaca) is one of the commercially important tropical fruits being produced in more than 120 countries in the world with an annual production of 88 million tons from an area of 10 million ha. MAP is a well established technology, which along with low temperature storage helps in extending the shelf-life and maintenance of the quality of fruits. A shelf-life of 25 days was observed when the banana were packed in LDPE, PP and PVC pouches and stored at 13°C temperatures whereas a shelf-life of 15 days was observed when the packed bananas were stored at room temperature. The shelf-life of unpacked banana stored at room temperature was only 5 days. The quality of bananas was good when packed in LDPE pouches compared to PP, PVC pouches based on the sensory and biochemical parameters. The PLW of bananas was very low, 1.84 per cent in LDPE pouches stored at 13° C temperature. The ascorbic acid content of banana was highest in LDPE pouches stored at 13°C temperature. The increase of TSS and pH of banana was less in LDPE pouches. It has been concluded that the banana packed in LDPE pouches under modified atmosphere packaging and stored at 13°C temperature give a shelf-life 25 days in comparison to only 5 days in room temperature for unpacked bananas.

Keywords


Banana, Shelf-Life, TSS, Quality, Modified Atmosphere Packaging.

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