Efektivitas Daun Nangka (Artocarpus heterophyllus) sebagai Bahan Alami dalam Penyimpanan Pisang Kepok (Musa acuminata x Musa balbisiana (ABB) cv. Kepok)

Abstract

The most common way to extend the shelf life of fruit is by storing it at low temperatures so that it can slow down the respiration rate, but bananas are quite sensitive to low temperatures. So far, bananas that are generally sold or stored are only hung using ropes without any treatment to extend their shelf life. Therefore, an easy and inexpensive treatment is needed that can extend the shelf life and maintain the quality of bananas, namely using jackfruit leaves. The purpose of this study was to analyze the shrinkage and preference value of the appearance of kepok bananas applied with jackfruit leaves during storage. This study used 3 treatments in the form of jackfruit leaf application methods in storing kepok bananas. N0 = Control, N1 = Jackfruit leaves are used as nipah banana wrappers, and N2 = Jackfruit leaves are inserted between bananas. Each treatment was subjected to organoleptic tests on the 6th day of storage, using the Hedonic Scale Scoring method where the test was carried out by 25 untrained panelists using the five senses to assess the color, texture, and aroma of kepok bananas. The treatment of wrapping with jackfruit leaves resulted in the lowest weight loss and the highest preference values ??for the color, aroma, and texture of kepok bananas.