The analysis of nutrient and fiber content of banana (Musa paradisiaca) sold in Pontianak, Indonesia

Abstract

Hasanah R, Daningsih E, Titin. 2017. The analysis of nutrient and fiber content of banana (Musa paradisiaca) sold in Pontianak, Indonesia. Biofarmasi (Rumphius J Nat Prod Biochem) 15: 21-25. This study aimed to find out the effect of varieties of banana and market places to nutrients and fiber of bananas which were sold in Pontianak. Completely Randomized Design (CRD) Factorial model with main factors of varieties of banana (barangan, masak hijau, singapura), market places namely traditional market, fruit stores, and side road kiosk, and the combination of varieties and market places of banana. The variable tests were carbohydrate, glucose, fructose, sucrose, protein, lipid, vitamin C, crude fiber, water and ash content test. The result was processed with SAS application 6.12 version using ANOVA CRD Factorial and significances followed by LSD α=0.05. Result found varieties of banana affected on significantly to total carbohydrate, glucose, fructose, sucrose, vitamin C, lipid, and water but did not significantly affect on crude fiber, and ash. The market places gave no significant effect on total carbohydrate, glucose, fructose, sucrose, protein, vitamin C, crude fiber, water but gave significant affect on ash content. The combination between varieties and market places affected significantly on specific nutrient content. Barangan was good on total carbohydrate, vitamin C, and ash whilst masak hijau was highest on glucose, fructose, sucrose, and crude fiber. In addition, singapura was highest on protein, lipid and water.