Post-harvest of yellow passion fruit with cassava inner bark starch-based coatings
Journal Title: Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Year 2019, Vol 14, Issue 2
Abstract
The yellow passion fruit is a climacteric fruit that presents high perishability when stored at room temperature. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of cassava peanut starch coating on postharvest conservation of yellow passion fruit stored at room temperature. The cassava inner bark starch was extracted by decanting and drying. The starch was used in the preparation of the edible coating, through the gelatinization of the starch. The experiment was set in a completely randomized design (DIC), with a 4 x 3 factorial scheme, with three treatments (control, no coating; and starch in the concentrations 1, 2 and 3%) and three sampling times (0, 7 and 10 days). Physical analysis (peel color, weight loss and juice yield) and chemical analyzes (soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity and SS AT-1 ratio) were performed during this period. The results demonstrated that the treatments were effective in maintaining the visual appearance of the fruits and reducing the mass loss during the ten days of storage. All treatments were efficient during the storage period for SS maintenance, while only only the treatments with 2 and 3% starchmaintained the pH. The tested coatings were not effective in preserving the acidity of the fruits and the SS AT-1 ratio increased from the 7th day of conservation. The coating with 3% of starch presented the best results for all evaluated parameters.
Authors and Affiliations
Alana Caroline Garcia da Silva, Natácia da Silva e Silva, Fagner Freires de Sousa
Corn genotypes for baby corn production in an organic cultural system
Baby corn is the name given to the female inflorescence of maize before pollination, that is, it is the ear of corn in development harvested two to three days after the issuance of the styles-stigmas. With a fine, delica...
Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella sp. in curd cheese produced in São Rafael, Rio Grande do Norte
Artisanal coalho cheese is a product of animal origin consumed mainly in the northeastern region of Brazil. It is commonly made with raw, unpasteurized milk as raw material, without the use of good hygienic practices, an...
Application of alternative correctives in salinized soil with cultivation of Sorghum bicolor L
In semi-arid regions, irrigation is a constant and necessary practice for the cultivation of some plant species, but poor management favors the degradation of physical and chemical properties of soil due to the salinizat...
Progeny coriander resistant root-knot nematode
Coriander is a important vegetable crop in Brazil, being widely consumed as a condiment and cultivated mainly in North and Northeast brasilian regions. Diseases caused by Meloidogyne species are one main causers damages...
Centesimal composition of corn Crioulo collected in localities of the state of Paraíba, Brazil
Corn is one of the cereals of major agricultural importance of consumption, animal and human, being highly energetic, presenting excellent composition and numerous applicabilities. The objective of this work was to deter...