Preserving the Quality of Trimmed Young Coconut (Cocos nucifera (L.)) Using Sodium Metabisulfite and Citric Acid
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- 10.2991/978-94-6463-122-7_32How to use a DOI?
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- Postharvest; Browning; Respiration; Quality; Shelf-life
- Abstract
Trimmed Young Coconut (TYC) is one of the most Indonesia’s favourite tropical fruit. High demand of TYC brings to the development of TYC preservation in Indonesia. However, postharvest handling that have not been optimally operated impede the development of TYC agroindustry due to its damage. In addition, it can cause problems in the form of quality degradation such as the appearance of mold, decay, shell cracking, and browning of TYC. The solution to prevent damage and extend the shelf life of trimmed young coconut (TYC) is by applying sodium metabisulfite (SMS) and citric acid (CA). In this study of sodium metabisulfite (SMS) and citric acid (CA) with identical concentrations of 2% was carried out to keep the TYC quality for a long-term storage. This study used 15 TYCs produced by coconut local farmers. Then, the TYC were kept at cold temperature of 15 ± 0.5 °C. Physiological changes parameters such as carbon dioxide (CO2) production, color changes, texture, shell color, brix, and acidity were analyzed everyday for 7 days of storage. Statistical analysis was implemented to test the SMS and CA effect on TYC for each parameter. This study has a conclusion that TYC with Sodium Metabisulfite 2% 15 min treatment of antibrowning solution gives the best results.
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TY - CONF AU - Fahri Muhajirin AU - Satria Primatama AU - Bayu Nugraha PY - 2023 DA - 2023/05/22 TI - Preserving the Quality of Trimmed Young Coconut (Cocos nucifera (L.)) Using Sodium Metabisulfite and Citric Acid BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Smart and Innovative Agriculture (ICoSIA 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 343 EP - 350 SN - 2468-5747 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-122-7_32 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-122-7_32 ID - Muhajirin2023 ER -