Research Article

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

Table 4

Fructose, glucose, maltose, and sucrose at fully yellow stage.

SugarsNatural ripeningEthephonAcetylene

Fructose (g/100 g)7.72 ± 0.17a6.55 ± 0.11b5.83 ± 0.05c
Glucose (g/100 g)7.37 ± 0.33a6.53 ± 0.57a5.64 ± 0.19b
Sucrose (g/100 g)1.11 ± 0.01NDND
Maltose (g/100 g)NDNDND

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