PENGARUH PEMBERIAN ETHEPON SEBAGAI BAHAN PERANGSANG PEMATANGAN TERHADAP MUTU BUAH PISANG BARANGAN (Musa paradisiaca L)
ABSTRACT: Posharvest handling
is an attemp to meet market demand of agricultural products ideal condition. This reaserch was conducted to
determine the effect
of ethepon on
the quality of
barangan banana using
complete randomized design consisting of two factors, i.e the
maturity of barangan banana (M) : (75-80% and 85-90%) and ethepon concentration
(E) : (0 ppm, 250 ppm, 500 ppm, and 750 ppm). Parameters observed were moisture
content, vitamin C content, titratable acidity, total sugar, total soluble
solid (TSS), hardness, weight loss, pulp to peel ratio, color score and
organoleptic value of color, flavor, and texture.The results showed that
maturity level and ethepon concentration had highly significant effect on
moisture content, vitamin C content, titratable acidity, total sugar, TSS,
hardness, weight loss, pulp to peel ratio, color score, organoleptic
value of color,
flavor, and texture.
Interaction of the
two factors had
highly significant effect
on hardness and texture. The
85-90% maturity of barangan banana and 750 ppm concentration of ethepon
produced the best quality of banana at three days storage.
Penulis: Shahila Putri
Ridhyanty, Elisa Julianti, Linda Masniary Lubis
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd150022
