The large amount of green bananas discarded due to fast
post-harvesting ripening may reach 40 to 50%
(Mascarenhas, 1999); however, these residues can potentially be used for industrial purposes (Zhang et al.,
2005). Bananas have a short shelf life due to its rapid
senescence process, which causes the color of the peel
to change from yellow to a ‘muddy’ brown, at the end of
its shelf life. Wholesalers want to extend the banana shelf
life between the ripening stage (more yellow than green)
and final stage (yellow with light brown flecks) to increase
its appeal to consumers, making them purchase higher
quantities at one shopping occasion (Klieber et al., 2002).
In Brazil, there are many fruits that can be used for the
preparation of fermented-distilled beverages (spirits). The
banana stands out among these fruits because of its
abundance and relatively high concentration of fermentable
sugars (Silva, 2004).
The large amount of green bananas discarded due to fastpost-harvesting ripening may reach 40 to 50%(Mascarenhas, 1999); however, these residues can potentially be used for industrial purposes (Zhang et al.,2005). Bananas have a short shelf life due to its rapidsenescence process, which causes the color of the peelto change from yellow to a ‘muddy’ brown, at the end ofits shelf life. Wholesalers want to extend the banana shelflife between the ripening stage (more yellow than green)and final stage (yellow with light brown flecks) to increaseits appeal to consumers, making them purchase higherquantities at one shopping occasion (Klieber et al., 2002).In Brazil, there are many fruits that can be used for thepreparation of fermented-distilled beverages (spirits). Thebanana stands out among these fruits because of itsabundance and relatively high concentration of fermentablesugars (Silva, 2004).
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