Abstract
SummaryThis case study reports the post-harvest qualities of conventionally versus organically grown banana fruit from nearby plantations in the Dominican Republic. The comparison involved six repeated harvests over the transition from cooler to hotter seasons. Green mature Cavendish ‘Grande Naine’ banana fruit were shipped to the UK. They were triggered to ripen with ethylene gas and kept under simulated retail conditions. Fruit mass, colour, firmness and flavour parameters were measured every second day over 12 d of shelf life. Sensory comparisons were conducted on four of the six harvest times. Significant differences (P<0.05) in measured quality attributes between conventionally and organically grown fruit were few and marginal. Moreover, any differences were inconsistent across harvest-times and during shelf life. Thus, organically and conventionally grown product had almost identical qualities. Sensory comparison confirmed that there was no flavour difference. This case study provides data that challenge a general perception that organic bananas have better flavour than conventional bananas.
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Claim · model-written summary
Significant differences in measured quality attributes between organically and conventionally grown banana fruit were few and marginal, and inconsistent across harvests and shelf life.
- Taxon
- bananae0
- Treatment
- organically growne1
- Outcome
- measured quality attributese1
- Qualifier
- inconsistent across harvest-times and during shelf lifee2
- Comparator
- conventionallye1
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e0“This case study reports the post-harvest qualities of conventionally versus organically grown banana fruit”
e1“Significant differences (P<0.05) in measured quality attributes between conventionally and organically grown fruit were few and marginal”
e2“any differences were inconsistent across harvest-times and during shelf life”
Claim · model-written summary
Organically and conventionally grown banana fruit had almost identical qualities.
Verbatim
e0“This case study reports the post-harvest qualities of conventionally versus organically grown banana fruit”
e3“organically and conventionally grown product had almost identical qualities”
Claim · model-written summary
Sensory comparison showed no flavour difference between organic and conventional banana fruit.
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Verbatim
e0“This case study reports the post-harvest qualities of conventionally versus organically grown banana fruit”
e4“Sensory comparison confirmed that there was no flavour difference”
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cultivation system · quality: general · MusaPositive and negative results
1 reporting no difference from an alternative
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