Abstract
Salak fruit is generally considered to have a short storage life, because it is perishable fruit. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of packaging material on the quality of salak fruit cultivar pondoh. In this research salak fruits were packaged in the three types of packaging materials: polyethylene plastic bags (PE), cardboard (CB), and bamboo baskets (BB), and it were stored at 26oC. Parameters of the research were considered in mass loss, water content, total soluble solid, and titratable acidity. The result of the research showed that packaging salak pondoh with polyethylene plastic bag has better quality than other packaging materials and can prolong its shelf life.
Highlights
Salak is one of very popular fruit, which is can be eaten as fresh or preserved fruit and its nutritional value is very high
The highest mass loss was recorded for control, whereas the lowest was for salak fruit packaged with polyethylene bags
Salak fruit packaged with cardboard (CB) and bamboo basket (BB) had a higher mass loss compared to PE
Summary
Salak is one of very popular fruit, which is can be eaten as fresh or preserved fruit and its nutritional value is very high. This snake fruit has been the local’s favourite for its honeylike taste. It is famous among the east coast civilians whereby they grow the salak tree to harvest its fruit and it provides income to some of the families in this region (Saleh, et al, 2018). The increased of domestic and foreign demand for salak must be followed by good distribution system to maintain the quality and prevent the damage during distribution and storage process. Innovation in postharvest treatment is needed to maintain the product quality (Anoraga and Bintoro, 2020)
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