Research Article
Edible Coating Formulated by Optimization from Aloe vera, Starch, and Arabic Gum Improved the Conservation of Banana (Musa acuminata) Fruits
Table 4
Regression coefficients, coefficients of determination (
), and
value of lack of fit of predicted equations.
| Responses | Source | CR | values | Lack of fit ( value) | |
| Chlorophyll a (mg/g) | A | -0.00807 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 91.96% | B | -0.00337 | 0.014 | C | 0.249 | 0.066 | A2 | 0.000024 | <0.0001 | B2 | 0.000006 | 0.165 | C2 | 0.0193 | 0.628 | AB | 0.000019 | 0.008 | AC | -0.001441 | 0.033 | BC | -0.000636 | 0.3 | Constant | 0.721 | — |
| Chlorophyll b (mg/g) | A | -0.003466 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 93.70% | B | -0.001555 | 0.009 | C | 0.0748 | 0.028 | A2 | 0.00001 | <0.0001 | B2 | 0.000003 | 0.064 | C2 | 0.0087 | 0.532 | AB | 0.000008 | 0.003 | AC | -0.000483 | 0.038 | BC | -0.000234 | 0.272 | Constant | 0.359 | — |
| Carotenoids (mg/g) | A | -0.00292 | 0.129 | <0.0001 | 81.73% | B | -0.002985 | 0.005 | C | 0.0472 | 0.547 | A2 | 0.000003 | 0.188 | B2 | 0.000004 | 0.136 | C2 | -0.0315 | 0.179 | AB | 0.000015 | 0.001 | AC | 0.000277 | 0.416 | BC | -0.000157 | 0.64 | Constant | 0.574 | |
| Firmness (N) | A | -0.0447 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 85.36% | B | -0.0021 | 0.957 | C | 2.16 | 0.312 | A2 | 0.000136 | 0.008 | B2 | 0.00002 | 0.797 | C2 | 0.032 | 0.852 | AB | 0.000098 | 0.593 | AC | -0.00677 | 0.972 | BC | -0.01313 | 0.284 | Constant | 4.92 | |
| Total soluble solids (°Brix) | A | 0.1715 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 88.10% | B | 0.051 | 0.332 | C | -22.43 | 0.117 | A2 | -0.000810 | 0.002 | B2 | 0.000017 | 0.93 | C2 | 0.29 | 0.88 | AB | -0.000574 | 0.07 | AC | 0.1002 | 0.005 | BC | 0.0331 | 0.268 | Constant | 27.3 | — |
| Ripening percentage (%) | A | 1.277 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 89.67% | B | 0.229 | 0.124 | C | -63.4 | 0.955 | A2 | -0.003685 | <0.0001 | B2 | -0.000222 | 0.735 | C2 | -0.18 | 0.978 | AB | -0.002985 | 0.011 | AC | 0.2015 | 0.062 | BC | 0.2348 | 0.034 | Constant | 20.9 | — |
| Weight loss (%) | A | 0.0114 | 0.16 | 0.292 | 82.48% | B | -0.0041 | 0.008 | C | -2.61 | 0.281 | A2 | 0.000042 | 0.264 | B2 | 0.000073 | 0.066 | C2 | 1.516 | 0.002 | AB | -0.000132 | 0.314 | AC | -0.01200 | 0.425 | BC | 0.00482 | 0.349 | Constant | 11.46 | — |
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*Significant at 0.05 level. CR: regression coefficients; : coefficients of determination. |