Investigation of the Improvement of Physical and Chemical Changes in Banana Fruits under Different Lighting and Packaging Conditions
Given the importance of storing and handling bananas to preserve their quality, flavor, and nutritional value, this study used various light treatments and packaging methods to maintain the quality of bananas. The bananas were first prepared, and any damaged bananas were removed. After standardizing...
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| description | Given the importance of storing and handling bananas to preserve their quality, flavor, and nutritional value, this study used various light treatments and packaging methods to maintain the quality of bananas. The bananas were first prepared, and any damaged bananas were removed. After standardizing the size, they were washed in a sterile environment. The bananas were then stored in polyethylene films, PVC, plastic, and without packaging, under LED light (blue, red, green), and without light for 7 days. Properties such as firmness, pH, weight change percentage, and soluble solids content were measured afterward. According to the research results, using blue light treatments increased the firmness of the bananas by approximately 40% compared to the conditions without light. Polyethylene film packaging helped retain about 35% more firmness compared to no packaging. These findings suggest that using specific combinations of blue light treatments and PVC packaging can significantly improve bananas' quality and shelf life, potentially reducing wastage and financial losses in the food industry. The potential financial benefits of these findings should motivate further research and implementation in the food industry. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9db0697a6e524ca3941d69e230e8ace22025-01-11T18:55:53ZengShahid Bahonar University of KermanBiomechanism and Bioenergy Research2821-18552024-12-013214916310.22103/bbr.2024.24324.11004583Investigation of the Improvement of Physical and Chemical Changes in Banana Fruits under Different Lighting and Packaging ConditionsFatemeh Aboutalebi0Mohsen Azadbakht1Mohammad Vahedi Torshizi2Feryal Varasteh3Department of Bio-System Engineering, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.Department of Bio-System Engineering, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.Department of Biosystem Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.Department of Horticulture, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.Given the importance of storing and handling bananas to preserve their quality, flavor, and nutritional value, this study used various light treatments and packaging methods to maintain the quality of bananas. The bananas were first prepared, and any damaged bananas were removed. After standardizing the size, they were washed in a sterile environment. The bananas were then stored in polyethylene films, PVC, plastic, and without packaging, under LED light (blue, red, green), and without light for 7 days. Properties such as firmness, pH, weight change percentage, and soluble solids content were measured afterward. According to the research results, using blue light treatments increased the firmness of the bananas by approximately 40% compared to the conditions without light. Polyethylene film packaging helped retain about 35% more firmness compared to no packaging. These findings suggest that using specific combinations of blue light treatments and PVC packaging can significantly improve bananas' quality and shelf life, potentially reducing wastage and financial losses in the food industry. The potential financial benefits of these findings should motivate further research and implementation in the food industry.https://bbr.uk.ac.ir/article_4583_b38d73e89a565ea124df87c33e7e4ac6.pdfbanana fruitphysical propertieschemical propertieslight exposurepackaging |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Aboutalebi Mohsen Azadbakht Mohammad Vahedi Torshizi Feryal Varasteh Investigation of the Improvement of Physical and Chemical Changes in Banana Fruits under Different Lighting and Packaging Conditions Biomechanism and Bioenergy Research banana fruit physical properties chemical properties light exposure packaging |
| title | Investigation of the Improvement of Physical and Chemical Changes in Banana Fruits under Different Lighting and Packaging Conditions |
| title_full | Investigation of the Improvement of Physical and Chemical Changes in Banana Fruits under Different Lighting and Packaging Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the Improvement of Physical and Chemical Changes in Banana Fruits under Different Lighting and Packaging Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the Improvement of Physical and Chemical Changes in Banana Fruits under Different Lighting and Packaging Conditions |
| title_short | Investigation of the Improvement of Physical and Chemical Changes in Banana Fruits under Different Lighting and Packaging Conditions |
| title_sort | investigation of the improvement of physical and chemical changes in banana fruits under different lighting and packaging conditions |
| topic | banana fruit physical properties chemical properties light exposure packaging |
| url | https://bbr.uk.ac.ir/article_4583_b38d73e89a565ea124df87c33e7e4ac6.pdf |
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