Studies on storage of bar prepared from organically grown papaya cv. ARKA Prabhat

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to study the quality and shelf life of bar prepared from organically grown papaya cv. Arka Prabhat. The maximum TSS was observed in the papaya bar prepared from fruits of plants applied with (M4) sheep manure 100% RDN (70.26oBrix) and (M7) FYM 50% RDN + sheep manure 50% RDN during storage. The maximum titratable acidity was observed in papaya bar prepared from fruits of plants applied with (M5) FYM 50% RDN + vermicompost 50% RDN (0.46%). The maximum moisture content (13.54%) was observed in papaya bar prepared from fruits of plants applied with (M8) 100% RDN. The microbial spoilage was not observed upto 75 days of storage in all the treatments. The bar prepared from fruits of plants applied with (M1) FYM 100% RDN and (M4) sheep manure 100% RDN recorded minimum spoilage at 90 days after storage. The maximum shelf life 84.33 days was recorded in papaya bar prepared from fruits of plants applied with (M1) FYM 100% RDN.