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Effect of Aloe Vera Coating and Hot Water Treatment on Post-Harvest<br />

Quality of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)<br />

Nurul Fatihah binti Abdul Jamal<br />

Supervisor: Dr Wan Zawiah binti Wan Abdullah<br />

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

School of Food Science and Technology<br />

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is normally suffer high moisture losses, rotting and<br />

their appearance decreases after harvest. In this study, the effect of Aloe vera gel<br />

edible coating and hot water treatment on quality and shelf life of cucumber during<br />

storage at ambient temperature 25 o C for 24 days was investigated. Treatments<br />

consisted of dipping fruits in Aloe vera gel (50% and 70% concentration) and hot<br />

water (42 o C). Physical quality and sensory parameter (weight loss, firmness, skin<br />

colour, total soluble solid (TSS), titratable acidity (TA) and sensory evaluation of the<br />

fruits were assessed during storage. Weight loss, firmness and colour, texture, flavour<br />

as well as the overall acceptability of stored cucumber changed significantly (p

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