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The Effect of Different Concentration of Pitaya Peels Extract on<br />

Postharvest Quality of Banana (Musa acuminata)<br />

Bunyamin Bin Abdul Manap<br />

Supervisor: Dr Aidilla binti Mubarak<br />

Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Postharvest Technology)<br />

School of Food Science and Technology<br />

The fingers of Lakatan banana (Musa acuminata) was treated with pitaya peel extract<br />

at two different concentrations (0.25% and 0.5%) and stored at room temperature.<br />

They were compared to distilled water-dipped banana as the control. The<br />

effectiveness of pitaya peel was tested through assessment of several physical and<br />

biochemical quality parameters of the banana. Pitaya peel extracts at both<br />

concentration reduced the rate of weight loss and appearance of pathological<br />

properties in banana when compared to control (p

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