The Effect of Moringa Seeds Oil and Shea Butter Oil Waxing On the Post-Harvest Life of Tomato Fruit (Solanum lycopersicum)

Tomato belongs to the family, Solanaceae and genus Lycopersicon, is considered as one of best healthy foods in world due its rich source vitamin B phyto-nutrients abundant carotenoids lycopene. There has not been alternative means preservation asides refrigeration fast ripening disorder sets reduce shelf life level calcium potassium reduces during these processes. Post-harvest waxing proved be extending life. Standard analytical methods were used test for colour, hardness, ash content, moisture total solid, brix, pH titrable acidity two single eight composite (shea butter moringa) tomato fruits from day seven respectively. Waxing helps delay effect divalent cations, which played an essential role pectin metabolism result tissue softening pericarp fruit ripening. The obtained indicated that oil at 100%MOT (100% moringa oil) yielded good up five days while 10:90MST (10%moringa 90%shea butter) could retard cations four than rest