3. Results and discussion
The proximate composition results of the mixed fruit leather produced from banana–apple–pineapple fruits are presented in Table 1. The result showed that sample 443 (20% banana: 40% pineapple : 40% apple) recorded the highest moisture content (4.14%) and was significantly different (p o 0.05) from samples 314 (60% banana : 20% pineapple : 20% apple) and 819 (40% banana : 40% pineapple : 20% apple) which recorded (3.78, and 2.83%) respectively. The values of moisture content obtained fell within the range of (2.83–4.14%) which is safe for storage of dried products (FSA, 2002). Fruit products with moisture content
of 2.83–5% have water activity less than 0.8 (Jay, 1992).