Study on quality test method of banana during transportation

Abstract

The quality of banana is evaluated mainly by appearance during transportation in China. As a result of the strong subjectiveness and low accuracy of this method, disputes happen easily. The better quality test method of banana is needed urgently during transportation. Experimentation was done for finding the fast method by simulating test-bed for refrigerated transportation condition in Guangzhou University. The result was found that it is better to use combinative approach of sensory evaluation and determination of pulp hardness when testing the quality of banana. And this approach is feasible, time-saving and equipment requirement is simple and cheap.