Vol. 11 (4 & 5) : July-October 2020 Issue
Green Farming Vol. 11 (4 & 5) : 414-418 ; July-October, 2020
Effect of post-harvest treatments on quality of mango (Mangifera indica) var. Alphonso and Bangalora
V. HARYA KRISHNA1, P. MEAGLE JOSEPH2 AND SAJI GOMEZ3
Department of Post Harvest Technology, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur -680656 (Kerala)
Designation : 1.M.Sc. Student *(haryakrishna.v351@gmail.com) 2.Assoc. Professor & Head 3.Assistant Professor
Subject : Food Science, Preservation & Processing, Protectants & Infestation and Post-harvest Technology
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Total Pages : 5
Received : 02 July 2020
Revised accepted : 21 August 2020
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Citation :
Harya Krishna, V., Joseph, P. Meagle and Gomez Saji. 2020. Effect of post-harvest treatments on quality of mango (Mangifera indica) var. Alphonso and Bangalora. Green Farming Vol. 11 (4 & 5): 414-418 ; July-October 2020
ABSTRACT
The effect of different post-harvest treatments on physical and biochemical changes on fruits of mango (Mangifera indica) varieties, such as Alphonso and Bangalora were studied during storage under both ambient and cold storage conditions. The post-harvest treatments given were hot water dip, hydro cooling, sanitization with sodium hypochlorite solution, ozonisation, waxing and dipping in sodium bicarbonate solution. Among the different treatments, 1 per cent Nipro fresh Natural MTS-40 (Carnauba wax) coated fruits stored under cold storage at 12±20C recorded good quality attributes. Coated fruits of Alphonso maintained quality evidenced by reduction in PLW (6.52 %), delayed colour change (16 days), lowest acidity (0.21%), highest total sugar (13.90 %) and non-reducing sugar (12.10 %) with higher TSS (170 brix), firmness (0.09 N), ascorbic acid (49.50mg/ 100g)and total carotenoid (7.80mg/100g), even after a storage period of 23 days under cold storage. Fruits of Bangalora coated with wax had extended shelf life up to 26.50 days against control fruits (17.50days) with lowest PLW (7.80 %), delayed colour change (26 days), lowest acidity (0.10%), firmness (0.32 N), ascorbic acid (9.95 mg/100g), total sugar (7.86%) and TSS of 110 brix.
Key words :
Alphonso, Bangalora, Biochemical changes, Cold storage, Mango, Post-harvest treatment, Shelf-life, Waxing.