Mass modelling and effects of fruit position on firmness and adhesiveness of banana variety Nipah

Fruits including banana are susceptible to damage especially during transportation. Nipah banana, also known as Musa acuminata balbisiana, has irregular shape and is short in length. This paper focuses on the physical and mechanical properties of Nipah banana. Mathematical models were developed to p...

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Main Authors: Zainal A'bidin, Farahana Nabilah, Shamsudin, Rosnah, Mohd Basri, Mohd Salahuddin, Mohd Dom, Zanariah
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Published: De Gruyter 2020
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86650/1/Mass%20modelling%20and%20effects%20.pdf
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author Zainal A'bidin, Farahana Nabilah
Shamsudin, Rosnah
Mohd Basri, Mohd Salahuddin
Mohd Dom, Zanariah
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Shamsudin, Rosnah
Mohd Basri, Mohd Salahuddin
Mohd Dom, Zanariah
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description Fruits including banana are susceptible to damage especially during transportation. Nipah banana, also known as Musa acuminata balbisiana, has irregular shape and is short in length. This paper focuses on the physical and mechanical properties of Nipah banana. Mathematical models were developed to predict the mass of banana fruit based on the physical properties. Changes during ripening period in terms of the firmness and adhesiveness of Nipah banana were investigated at room temperature (25 °C) for three different positions in a finger. Peak positive and negative force was taken as firmness and adhesiveness, respectively. Results showed that the multiple regression modelling based on three dimensions had the highest R2 value. Values of firmness and adhesiveness decreased with the ripening days due to starch degradation and accumulation of soluble sugars. A similar trend was observed on the firmness for all three positions.
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spelling upm-866502021-10-17T21:49:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86650/ Mass modelling and effects of fruit position on firmness and adhesiveness of banana variety Nipah Zainal A'bidin, Farahana Nabilah Shamsudin, Rosnah Mohd Basri, Mohd Salahuddin Mohd Dom, Zanariah Fruits including banana are susceptible to damage especially during transportation. Nipah banana, also known as Musa acuminata balbisiana, has irregular shape and is short in length. This paper focuses on the physical and mechanical properties of Nipah banana. Mathematical models were developed to predict the mass of banana fruit based on the physical properties. Changes during ripening period in terms of the firmness and adhesiveness of Nipah banana were investigated at room temperature (25 °C) for three different positions in a finger. Peak positive and negative force was taken as firmness and adhesiveness, respectively. Results showed that the multiple regression modelling based on three dimensions had the highest R2 value. Values of firmness and adhesiveness decreased with the ripening days due to starch degradation and accumulation of soluble sugars. A similar trend was observed on the firmness for all three positions. De Gruyter 2020-02-21 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86650/1/Mass%20modelling%20and%20effects%20.pdf Zainal A'bidin, Farahana Nabilah and Shamsudin, Rosnah and Mohd Basri, Mohd Salahuddin and Mohd Dom, Zanariah (2020) Mass modelling and effects of fruit position on firmness and adhesiveness of banana variety Nipah. International Journal of Food Engineering, 16 (10). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1556-3758 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ijfe-2019-0199/html 10.1515/ijfe-2019-0199
spellingShingle Zainal A'bidin, Farahana Nabilah
Shamsudin, Rosnah
Mohd Basri, Mohd Salahuddin
Mohd Dom, Zanariah
Mass modelling and effects of fruit position on firmness and adhesiveness of banana variety Nipah
title Mass modelling and effects of fruit position on firmness and adhesiveness of banana variety Nipah
title_full Mass modelling and effects of fruit position on firmness and adhesiveness of banana variety Nipah
title_fullStr Mass modelling and effects of fruit position on firmness and adhesiveness of banana variety Nipah
title_full_unstemmed Mass modelling and effects of fruit position on firmness and adhesiveness of banana variety Nipah
title_short Mass modelling and effects of fruit position on firmness and adhesiveness of banana variety Nipah
title_sort mass modelling and effects of fruit position on firmness and adhesiveness of banana variety nipah
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