Determination of stomatal densities of the banana peel (Musa acuminata L. var Hort. Valery) by microscopic observations showed 30 times fewer stomates on fruit epidermis than found on the banana leaf. Observations also showed that peel stomates were not laid down in a linear pattern as on the leaf.It was demonstrated that stomatal responses occurred in banana fruit. Specific conditions of high ...

Banana peel (BP) noodles prepared by partial substitution of wheat flour with green Cavendish banana peel flour were characterized for physicochemical properties and in-vitro starch hydrolysis. Cooked noodles were assessed for pH, colour, tensile strength and elasticity and in-vitro hydrolysis index (HI) and estimated glycemic index (GI). BP noodles had lower L* (darker) and b* values (less yel...

BACKGROUND Banana is grown worldwide and consumed as ripe fruit or used for culinary purposes. Peels form about 18-33% of the whole fruit and are discarded as a waste product. With a view to exploiting banana peel as a source of valuable compounds, this study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of different extraction parameters on the antioxidant activities of the industrial by-product of ba...

xylitol is the first rare sugar that has global market due to having beneficial health properties and being an alternative to current conventional sweeteners. biotechnological production of xylitol by candida tropicalis dsm 7524 as an alternative to chemical method for the fermentation of xylose to xylitol was studied. banana peel was used as a substrate for xylitol production. hydrolysate was ...

As a by-product, fruit peel can extract a variety of active ingredients, it has great value, which can turn waste into treasure and improve the utilization rate of raw materials. Orange peel, pomelo peel, banana peel and granatum are the main fruit peel utilize in China, This review focuses on the function, extracting ways and application of some components in this fruit peel. In order to make ...

Musa sapientum which is commonly called banana is an herbaceous plant of family Musaceae, a popular fruit consumed worldwide. It is originated from topical region of Southern Asia. The plant is cultivated for its fruits and to a lesser extent for production of fibres. Considering the nutritional activities, it is one of the leading food crops with high source of minerals, vitamins, flavonoids, ...

An optical chlorophyll sensing system was developed to detect the chlorophyll content of bananas as the fruit ripens. This system shows a high correlation to other peel colour analysis methods (spectral analysis, tristimulus colorimeter analysis, and visual colour matching). Regression equations were developed to predict the chlorophyll content of banana peels, which is primarily responsible fo...

A methanol extract of banana peel (BPEx, 200 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly suppressed the regrowth of ventral prostates and seminal vesicles induced by testosterone in castrated mice. Further studies in the androgen-responsive LNCaP human prostate cancer cell line showed that BPEx inhibited dose-dependently testosterone-induced cell growth, while the inhibitory activities of BPEx did not appear ag...

The physicochemical changes occur during artificial ripening of Red banana variety using ethylene was studied for nine days of storage in a ripening chamber at a storage temperature and relative humidity of 22 °C and 85-88% respectively. It was observed that moisture content of pulp increased gradually during the storage time along with gradual increase in TSS till the end of storage period. St...

Flavonoid biosynthesis is largely regulated at the transcriptional level due to the modulated expression of genes related to the phenylpropanoid pathway in plants. Although accumulation of different flavonoids has been reported in banana, a staple fruit crop, no detailed information is available on regulation of the biosynthesis in this important plant. We carried out genome-wide analysis of ba...