Abstract
This investigation was undertaken to find out the effect of fruit size, storage temperature, humidity and their interactions on the quality of ripe fruit. The experiment was laid out according to the factorial design with four replications. It is observed that both humidity levels (80 85% & 90 95%) and fruit size did not effect the ripening time of bananas so they ripened after 10 days. Bananas stored at 18C ripened after 9 days (two days earlier) but those stored at 16C ripened after 11 days. Weight loss percentage was greater (1.31%) in bananas, which were stored at higher temperature (18C) than those, which were stored at lower temperature (16C with weight loss 1.09%). Regarding to weight loss percentage temperature showed greater effect at lower humidity levels. Bananas ripened at higher temperature (18C) were less green (-3.33), softer (2.67 Nmm) and with more pulp/peel ratio (1.78) than those ripened at 16C. Humidity levels showed no difference regarding TSS % but it was greater (22.8%) in bananas, which were ripened at 18C than those of 16C. Panelists preferred long bananas, which were ripened at 18C. In order to attain the best quality ripe fruit bananas (20 cm) should be stored at 18C and relative humidity during ripening must be 80 85%.
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Claim · model-written summary
Humidity levels did not affect the ripening time of bananas, which ripened after 10 days.
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- bananase0
- Treatment
- humidity levelse0
- Outcome
- ripening timee0
- Direction
- did not effecte0
- Value
- 10 dayse0
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e0“both humidity levels (80 85% & 90 95%) and fruit size did not effect the ripening time of bananas so they ripened after 10 days”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit size did not affect the ripening time of bananas, which ripened after 10 days.
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e0“both humidity levels (80 85% & 90 95%) and fruit size did not effect the ripening time of bananas so they ripened after 10 days”
Claim · model-written summary
Bananas stored at 18C ripened after 9 days, two days earlier than those stored at 16C, which ripened after 11 days.
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e0“Bananas stored at 18C ripened after 9 days (two days earlier) but those stored at 16C ripened after 11 days”
Claim · model-written summary
Weight loss was greater (1.31%) in bananas stored at 18C than in those stored at 16C (1.09%).
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e0“Weight loss percentage was greater (1.31%) in bananas, which were stored at higher temperature (18C) than those, which were stored at lower temperature (16C with weight loss 1.09%)”
Claim · model-written summary
The effect of temperature on weight loss percentage was greater at lower humidity levels.
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t0“banana quality”
e0“Regarding to weight loss percentage temperature showed greater effect at lower humidity levels”
Claim · model-written summary
Bananas ripened at 18C were less green (-3.33) than those ripened at 16C.
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e0“Bananas ripened at higher temperature (18C) were less green (-3.33)”
e1“than those ripened at 16C”
Claim · model-written summary
Bananas ripened at 18C were softer (2.67 Nmm) than those ripened at 16C.
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e0“softer (2.67 Nmm)”
e1“Bananas ripened at higher temperature (18C)”
e2“than those ripened at 16C”
Claim · model-written summary
Bananas ripened at 18C had a higher pulp/peel ratio (1.78) than those ripened at 16C.
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e0“more pulp/peel ratio (1.78)”
e1“Bananas ripened at higher temperature (18C)”
e2“than those ripened at 16C”
Claim · model-written summary
Humidity levels made no difference in TSS %.
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e0“Humidity levels showed no difference regarding TSS %”
t0“banana quality”
Claim · model-written summary
TSS % was greater (22.8%) in bananas ripened at 18C than in those of 16C.
Verbatim
e0“regarding TSS % but it was greater (22.8%) in bananas, which were ripened at 18C than those of 16C”
Claim · model-written summary
Panelists preferred long bananas ripened at 18C.
Verbatim
e0“Panelists preferred long bananas, which were ripened at 18C”
Claim · model-written summary
For the best quality ripe fruit, bananas (20 cm) should be stored at 18C and the relative humidity during ripening should be 80-85%.
Verbatim
e0“bananas (20 cm) should be stored at 18C and relative humidity during ripening must be 80 85%”
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