COATING APPLICATION BASED ON ALOE VERA AND BINAHONG LEAVES TO DELAY THE RIPENING PHASE OF AMBON PUTIH BANANA

• Main Author: Retnasari S, Amalia
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Teknik (Rekayasa, enjinering dan kegiatan berkaitan)
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/45164
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Banana fruits are horticultural product that can’t be stored for a long time due to their rapidly decay and highly perishable. Coating application is one of technology that is used for extending the shelf life of Ambon Putih bananas. In this study aloevera gel, a polysaccharide was used as coating material that can reduce the respiration and limit the absorption of moisture and gases. The active compound derived from binahong leaf extract was added to the coating material. The effect of aloevera gel and the addition of binahong leaves extract was studied on ripening phase, weight loss, and total soluble solids from Ambon Putih bananas. Aloevera gel concentrations used are 50% and 100%. The concentration of binahong leaves extract added is 5% and 10%. The results show that the coated banana has a longer ripening phase so that it can delay the senescence phase compared to uncoated bananas. There is an emphasis on CO2 production during the maturation phase that accordance with the nature of the coating material which belongs to the hydrocolloid category. In addition to suppressing CO2 production, other hydrocolloid properties is not good enough to hold water vapor.Aloevera cannot resist the weight loss of bananas, but with the addition of binahong extract, the weight loss of bananas can be restrained