Abstract :
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is one of the cultivated fruit plants of tropical
and subtropical areas. The chemical content of pineapple, namely vitamin C, plays
an important role in increasing the body's immunity, the body's defense system,
and effectively fighting free radicals. The purpose of this study was to determine
the content and levels of vitamin C in pineapple at different temperatures and
storage times. Pineapple fruit was treated with room temperature storage (24oC)
and refrigerator (5oC) with storage times of 0, 3, and 6 days. Qualitative test using
iodine, Fehling, FeCl3, and KMnO4 reagents. The quantitative test used
ultraviolet spectrophotometry at a maximum wavelength of 266.5 nm. Each
treatment was replicated 3 times. The results showed that each of the qualitative
test treatments of pineapple fruit was positive for vitamin C. The average levels of
vitamin C at refrigerator temperature storage (5oC) for 0, 3, and 6 were 0.0731%
(% KV of 0.24); 0.0666% (% KV of 0.15); 0.0599% (% KV of 0.33). The average
levels of vitamin C at room temperature storage (24oC) for 0, 3, and 6 are
0.0726% (% KV of 0.14); 0.0605% (% KV of 0.66); 0.0479% (% KV of 0.25).
Refrigerator temperatures have higher levels of vitamin C than room temperature.
The results obtained from the Two way Anova test, the significance value of 0.000
<0.05, it means that there is a significant effect in temperature and storage time of
pineapple on vitamin C levels.