Upcycling banana peel waste into edible coatings that extend tomato freshness (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Upcycling banana peel waste into edible coatings that extend tomato freshness

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Banana peel waste can be turned into edible coatings that help cherry tomatoes stay fresh longer. Cherry tomatoes coated with sodium alginate-based films containing different banana peel-derived components were evaluated during storage. The lipid-containing coating showed the strongest preservation performance, reducing weight loss and slowing respiration, ethylene production, softening, and other indicators of postharvest deterioration compared with uncoated tomatoes.

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Fumihiko Tanaka/Kyushu University

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