Comparative Study on Aroma Volatiles, Organic Acids, and Sugars of Ambul Banana (Musa acuminata, AAB) Treated with Induced Ripening Agents

Table 3

Organic acids at fully yellow stage.

Organic acids	Natural ripening	Ethephon	Acetylene
Malic acid (mg/100 g)	544.30 ± 2.80^a	210.88 ± 1.70^b	340.94 ± 1.81^c
Citric acid (mg/100 g)	341.67 ± 0.32^a	109.98 ± 0.40^b	92.94 ± 1.53^c
Tartaric acid (mg/100 g)	60.93 ± 2.54^a	15.28 ± 0.35^b	53.33 ± 2.45^a
Oxalic acid (mg/100 g)	57.3 ± 1.56^a	19.57 ± 1.04^b	25.43 ± 2.85^b

Values bearing different superscript letters within the same row are statistically significant at 95% confidence level.