APPLICATION OF EDIBLE COATING ON RIMAU GERGA LEBONG ORANGE (RGL ORANGE) AT ROOM TEMPERATURE STORAGE

One of orange commodity in Bengkulu Province is Rimau Gerga Lebong Orange (RGL Orange). The RGL orange has a less attractive of physical appearance. To improve the physical appearance of the fresh fruit can be done by providing the edible coating. Some basic materials that are used as edible coatings on fresh fruit are carrageenan and bees wax. This study aimed to determine changes in the quality of RGL orange with the provision of edible coating at room temperature storage. The results showed that the use of edible coating made from beeswax with a concentration of 2% is able to retain the freshness of RGL orange at room temperature. The characteristics of RGL orange at the 16th day storage are weight loss 15.34%, pH 4.33, TPT 11.167 ° Brix and Vitamin C 2,89 mg / 5 ml sample