banana is one of the most important tropical fruit from commercial and industrial point of view. this fruit is an extremely perishable fruit which can not be preserved using freezing process. therefore, drying is the most promising method. conventional air drying is energy intensive and consequently expensive method. pre-treatments can be used to reduce the initial water content or to modify th...

The effect of vanillin and essential oil of mint on the growth of different strains of food spoilage yeasts in laboratory media and fruit purées was studied. Growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, Debaryomyces hansenii and Z. bailii was inhibited in culture media and apple purée containing 2000 ppm of vanillin for 40 days storage at 27 degrees C and a(w) 0.99 or 0.95. But...

in recent years different additives have been used for enhancing quality and nutritional value of bread. banana flour is a useful additive that contains significant amounts of fiber, protein, minerals and vitamins. in this research chemical tests (moisture, ash, protein and fiber) were carried on the wheat flour, banana flour was then added at levels of 10, 15 and 20% and toast breads were prep...

A 78-year-old woman visited the division of cardiovascular disease in our hospital. She underwent a cardiac catheter examination, and a Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted. Several minutes later, she developed anaphylactic shock. She had no past history of latex allergy, but did have a banana allergy. Skin prick tests showed a positive reaction to an extract of latex gloves and an extract of the ba...

The relationship between carbon dioxide evolution and fruit ripening has been investigated widely for some of the deciduous fruits. With the apple and pear, in particular, it has been shown (4, 5) that changes in certain manifestations of maturity are accompanied by a greatly accelerated rate of respiration. Similar observations were made for the banana (2). This rapid increase in carbon dioxid...

Short banana fiber reinforced composites have been prepared in laboratory to determine mechanical properties. It has been observed that as soon as the percentage of the banana fiber increases slightly there is a tremendous increase in ultimate tensile strength, % of strain and young modulus of elasticity. Reinforcement of banana fibers in epoxy resin increases stiffness and decreases damping pr...

Skin Fruit Banana goods (Musa acuminate Colla) can used as ingredient blocker bacteria. Research this aim for knowing activity antibacterial preparation ointment from extract skin fruit banana colla) against Staphylococcus aureus. Method Study conducted Experimental, obtained with use method maceration solvent 96% followed after that the was concentrated rotary evaporator. Ethanol tested Phytoc...