Screening of Dwarf Cavendish (AAA) banana varieties for chips production

The present study was conducted at Banana Research Station, Jalgaon, Maharashtra during 2013-15 with the objective to find out a suitable variety for quality banana chips. Five banana varieties from Dwarf Cavendish group (AAA) viz Grand Naine, Shrimanti, Basrai, Harsaal and Mahalaxmi were selected. Higher chips recovery per kg was recorded with cv Shrimanti (196.00 g) followed by Basrai (180.25 g) and Grand Naine (177.00 g) which were on par with one another. In respect of colour, Shrimanti, Basrai and Grand Naine recorded score more than mean. For firmness of chips, the scores recorded by Shrimanti, Basrai and Harsaal were in descending order. The cultivar Shrimanti and Basrai recorded their superiority for crispness and appearance. For overall acceptability the cultivars Shrimanti and Basrai were found better than rest of the cultivars studied.