Preservation of Snow Ball Tender Coconut Bavkar Prasad Pandurang1, Jadhav Dnyaneshwar Ganpat1, Swami Shrikant Baslingappa2,* 1Department of Agricultural Process Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India 2Department of Post Harvest Engineering, Post Graduate Institute of Post Harvest Technology and Management, Killa-Roha, Tal. Roha, Dist, Raigad, (Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli), Maharashtra, India *Corresponding author: swami_shrikant1975@yahoo.co.in
Online Published on 08 March, 2024. Abstract The snow ball of tender coconut of variety Banavali was used for the study. The snow ball tender coconut (6-7 month maturity) of Banavali verity scooped out from the shell. The snow ball tender coconuts were packed in the different packaging material i.e. polypropylene bags, PVC film and Aluminum film. The packed snow ball tender coconut were exposed for the storage conditions i.e. at ambient storage condition (24±2 °C) The storability of the snow ball tender coconut stored at ambient condition 3 days duration i.e. 0, 3, 6 and 9 days. The sample without packaging was kept as a control sample. The snow ball tender coconut was observed for its Firmness and weight loss for 0, 3, 6 and 9 days. The quality analysis of the snow ball tender coconut water was analyzed for its pH, TSS, Acidity, Reducing sugar and Non- Reducing sugars for 0,3,6 and 9 days. Top Keywords Snow ball tender coconut, Polypropylene bags, PVC film and Aluminum film, Storage, Coconut water. Top |