Some physical chemical and histological characteristics of ripening bananas

A study of changes in bananas during ripening at 16 ± 1°C and 25 ± 1°C is described. Peel color was evaluated subjectively and by reflectance spectrophotometry; rheological properties by parallel plate compression and viscometry; selected chemical properties by appropriate tests and histochemical a...

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Main Author: Charles, Ronald John
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33639