Sensory evaluation of provitamin A carotenoid-rich banana cultivars on trial for potential adoption in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR single centre | |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Bioversity International | |
| cg.contributor.crp | Agriculture for Nutrition and Health | |
| cg.contributor.crp | Roots, Tubers and Bananas | |
| cg.coverage.country | Burundi | |
| cg.coverage.country | Congo, Democratic Republic of | |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | BI | |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | CD | |
| cg.coverage.region | Eastern Africa | |
| cg.coverage.region | Middle Africa | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Beatrice Ekesa: 0000-0002-2630-258X | |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.17660/th2017/72.5.1 | |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal | |
| cg.issn | 0248-1294 | |
| cg.issue | 5 | |
| cg.journal | Fruits | |
| cg.reviewStatus | Peer Review | |
| cg.subject.bioversity | ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES | |
| cg.subject.bioversity | ACCEPTABILITY | |
| cg.volume | 72 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ekesa, B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nabuuma, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kennedy, G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bergh, Inge van den | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-25T11:28:57Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-25T11:28:57Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90576 | |
| dc.title | Sensory evaluation of provitamin A carotenoid-rich banana cultivars on trial for potential adoption in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Introduction – Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a widespread health problem in Eastern Africa where banana is a staple food crop. Research has shown that certain banana cultivars grown outside Eastern Africa are rich in provitamin A carotenoids (pVACs) and could thus be utilized in addressing VAD in the region. The objective of this research was to compare the consumer preference of the pVAC-rich banana cultivars with that of local cultivars of the same genome and following similar postharvest handling treatments. Materials and methods – Evaluation trials of selected pVAC-rich banana cultivars [‘Apantu’ (AAB, Plantain), ‘Bira’ (AAB, Iholena), ‘Lahi’ (AAB, Popo’ulo), ‘Pelipita’ (ABB), ‘Sepi’ (AA), ‘To’o’ (AA), ‘Hung Tu’ (AA) and ‘Laï’ (AAA)] were established in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). During sensory evaluations 450 panellists (50% male and 50% female) tested the products using standard procedures and rated them on a 5-point hedonic scale. Dessert types were served raw; cooking types were boiled, roasted and pan-fried. The attributes evaluated included: peel appearance, ease of peeling, pulp appearance, aroma, texture in hand, texture in mouth, taste and overall acceptability. Results and discussion – In Burundi, all the cultivars had overall acceptability median scores of 4 (good). In North Kivu, DRC, the overall acceptability medians ranged from fair to very good (3-5). In South Kivu, DRC, the median overall acceptability scores were good (4) for all cultivars except ‘To’o’ and ‘Gros Michel’ (AAA) that scored 3 and 5 respectively (fair and very good). In all three sites and for all the cultivars, there was a significant correlation between the scores for texture in the mouth, taste and the scores for overall acceptability. Conclusion – Taste and texture in mouth have proved to be major consumption attributes that determine acceptability of a banana cultivar. A number of the pVAC-rich cultivars have shown good potential for adoption within existing farming systems and diets in these regions. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.available | 2017-10-01 | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Ekesa, B.; Nabuuma, D.; Kennedy, G.; Van den Bergh, I. (2017) Sensory evaluation of provitamin A carotenoid-rich banana cultivars on trial for potential adoption in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Fruits 72(5), p. 261–272. ISSN: 0248-1294 | en |
| dcterms.extent | p. 261-272 | |
| dcterms.issued | 2017-10-01 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.publisher | International Society for Horticultural Science | |
| dcterms.subject | musa | en |
| dcterms.subject | bananas | en |
| dcterms.subject | organoleptic properties | en |
| dcterms.subject | quality | en |
| dcterms.subject | acceptability | en |
| dcterms.subject | taste | en |
| dcterms.subject | carotenoids | en |
| dcterms.subject | vitamins | en |
| dcterms.subject | horticulture | en |
| dcterms.subject | food science | en |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article |