Robusta Essay

India is the largest producer of banana (Musa sp) in the world with an annual production of 23.205 million MT from an area of 0.647 million. Banana var. ‘Robusta’ is one of the important tropical fruits grown commercially in India and is produced in large quantities throughout the year. Shyamrao Gururao Kulkarni et al.,(2010) reviewed that the banana is a climacteric fruit and after harvest it exhibits a respiratory peak during natural ripening at 20 °C. Most of the banana bunches are harvested at complete maturity while they are green and unripe and subsequently allowed to ripen at ambient conditions. Improper smoke treatment leads to uneven ripening and also poor external color (yellow) development since the optimum temperature and relative humidity (RH) are not maintained in the ripening chamber. Otherwise generally, bananas are artificially ripened in local markets by the use of banned chemical calcium carbide. The use of this

With non respiring foods like meat, cheese, or peanuts, modifying the atmosphere would involve replacing the normal headspace within a packaged product with a specific atmosphere. The atmosphere is commonly composed of N2, O2, and CO2.Although ordinary air consists mainly of these three gases (78% N2, 21% O2, and 0.04% CO2), the beneficial effect of MAP is obtained by applying the gases in an altered ratio, which may be different for different products. The shelf life of non respiring products is prolonged because the two most important types of deterioration—physicochemical deterioration (e.g., browning of meat due to the action of oxygen) and microbial deterioration (e.g., the growth of molds in cheese and bakery products)—are blocked or prevented. High gas barrier films or laminates are used to exclude gas exchange through the package, which would result in a less beneficial in packages