Abstract

BARCO, PAOLA LYSETH et al. EFFECT OF NATURAL COATING AND COMMERCIAL WAX ON THE MATURATION OF BANANA (Musa sapientum). Rev.Bio.Agro [online]. 2009, vol.7, n.2, pp.70-76. ISSN 1692-3561.

The effect of the commercial wax "Cerabrix of Banana" (TAO QUÍMICA LTDA), a coating based on natural hydrolyzed starch and a blank was evaluated and compared on pH, acidity, firmness and soluble solids of banana (Musa sapientum) in state of organoleptic maturity at ambient conditions. An experimental design totally at random with 7 repetitions by treatment was applied and the results were put under a variance analysis, which indicated that the pH and the maturity index were not affected by the treatments, considering variation causes the time and treatments applied, with a probability of 95%. The average values significantly different were compared by the Duncan test for a 95% probability, giving as a result that the bananas covered with Cerabrix had bigger firmness, in comparison with natural coating.

Keywords : Banana; coating; hydrolyzed starch; soluble solids; pH and firmness.

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