Maturity measurement of mango and banana as related to ripening.
Shahir S., Visvanathan R.
Author Affiliation: Department of Food and Agricultural Process Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.
Trends in Biosciences 7 : 741-744
Abstract : Visual maturity assessment for mango (rise of shoulders in relation to the position of the stem) and banana (three quarter round) were correlated with the objective maturity indices like size, length, volume, etc. The mean size, length, diameter, mass, volume and surface area of the mango fruits obtained were 8.42 cm, 11.06 cm, 8.61 cm, 317.5 g, 319.9 cm3 and 163.99 cm2 respectively. The average mass, volume, diameter, surface area and pulp to peel ratio of matured banana fingers were found to be 139.92 g, 135.2 cm3, 3.61 cm, 117.26 cm2 and 1.10 respectively.