Abstract

CIRO VELASQUEZ, Héctor José; MONTOYA LOPEZ, Mary Luz  and  MILLAN CARDONA, Leonidas de Jesús. CHARACTERIZATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BANANA (Cavendish Valery). Rev. Fac. Nac. Agron. Medellín [online]. 2005, vol.58, n.2, pp.2975-2988. ISSN 0304-2847.

Bananas (Cavendish Valery) were subjected to unidirectional compression loads using a TA-XT21 texture analyzer.  The results of the force to fracture and compression tests indicated that the mechanical properties of the product in its natural state and its pulp have a higher resistance to flexion than to compression.  The statistical models indicated that the mechanical properties of the products defined by firmness, fracture and elastic modulus are highly dependent upon post-harvest time.  A similar situation occurred in the physical-chemical characterization.

Keywords : Rheology; mechanical property; firmness; banana.

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