Banana Floorwax

INVESTIGATORY RESEARCH
I. INTRODUCTION
BANANA FLOORWAX
Sounds weird, right? But actually, it’s not! This is probably one of the
most common fruits found in India and that is also probably why we don’t really
relish it as much. But before throwing the banana peel into the bin, let us know its
benefits. It will give us amazing results.
The flesh of the banana is rich in many nutrients and carbohydrates. It is
high in vitamins B6, B12, magnesium and potassium. The sugar content is the
highest when the banana peel turns black. So it has the ability to be the main
ingredient on creating floorwax.
OBJECTIVES: IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE AN ALTERNATIVE
FLOORWAX WITH THE USED OF A BANANA PEEL?
MISSION
Our mission is to provide a successful invention using recyclable
materials such as banana peel, also called banana skin in British English.
We aim to produce an invention with little or no money involved.
VISION
We envision that banana peel is less in chemical, an eco-friendly
floor wax used to finish and polish floors. It is meant to increase hardness
and glossiness in flooring and create resistance against slips and scuff
marks.
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DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated to our father, who taught us that the best kind of
knowledge to have is that which is learned for its own sake. It is also dedicated to
our mother, who taught us that even the largest task can be accomplished if it is
done one step at a time.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ms. Willie Anne Chan Uy has been the ideal thesis instructor. Her sage
advice, insightful criticisms, and patient encouragement aided the writing of this
thesis in innumerable ways. We would also like to thank Mr. Willard Karlheinz
Chan Uy and Ms. Rose Cruz whose steadfast support of this project was greatly
needed and deeply appreciated.
II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
We conduct this study due to economic crisis nowadays. Its aim
to create a product of floorwax which is cheaper and could give the
same quality which the commercial one could give through banana.
And the purpose of this study is to answer the following questions:
1. Which one is better, banana floorwax or ready-made floorwax?
2. What are the benefits of using banana floorwax?
3. Does banana floorwax is useful?
4. Does banana floorwax is affordable?
5. Does banana floorwax is effective to use?
III. RELATED LITERATURE
The banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several
kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genusMusa. In some countries,
bananas used for cooking may be called plantains, in contrast to dessert bananas.
The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and
curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green,
yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from
the top of the plant. Almost all modern edible parthenocarpic (seedless) bananas
come from two wild species – Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana.
The scientific names of most cultivated bananas are Musa acuminata, Musa
balbisiana, and Musa × paradisiaca for the hybrid Musa
acuminata × M. balbisiana, depending on their genomicconstitution. The old
scientific name Musa sapientum is no longer used.
Musa species are native to tropical Indomalaya and Australia, and are
likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea. They are grown in
135 countries, primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent to make fiber, banana
wine, and banana beer and as ornamental plants. The world's largest producers of
bananas in 2016 were India and China, which together accounted for 28% of total
production.
Worldwide, there is no sharp distinction between "bananas" and
"plantains". Especially in the Americas and Europe, "banana" usually refers to
soft, sweet, dessert bananas, particularly those of the Cavendish group, which are
the main exports from banana-growing countries. By
contrast, Musa cultivars with firmer, starchier fruit are called "plantains". In other
regions, such as Southeast Asia, many more kinds of banana are grown and eaten,
so the binary distinction is not useful and is not made in local languages.
The term "banana" is also used as the common name for the plants that
produce the fruit. This can extend to other members of the genus Musa, such as
the scarlet banana (Musa coccinea), the pink banana (Musa velutina), and the Fe'i
bananas. It can also refer to members of the genus Ensete, such as the snow
banana (Ensete glaucum) and the economically important false banana (Ensete
ventricosum). Both genera are in the banana family, Musaceae.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana)
A wide variety of health benefits are associated with the curvy yellow
fruit. Bananas are high in potassium and pectin, a form of fiber. They can also be
a good way to get magnesium and vitamins C and B6.
Bananas are known to reduce swelling, protect against developing type-2
diabetes, aid in weight loss, strengthen the nervous system and help with
production of white blood cells, all due to the high level of vitamin B6 that
bananas contain.
Bananas are high in antioxidants, which can provide protection from free
radicals, which we come into contact with every day, from the sunlight to the
lotion you put on your skin.
FROM GREEN TO BLACK
A 2017 meta-analysis published by Prilozi Section of Medical Sciences
suggested that unripe green bananas offer some health benefits. They may help
with controlling gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea and ulcers, and may
lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Some studies have suggested that the lectins
in green bananas could provide treatment for HIV patients.
At the other end of a banana's life, research has shown that the levels of
nutrients rise in bananas as they ripen. Bananas with dark spots were eight times
more effective in enhancing the power of white blood cells than green-skin
bananas, according to a 2009 study published in Food Science and Technology
Research. White blood cells fight infections from bacteria, fungi, viruses and
other pathogens.
NUTRITION FACTS
Here are the nutrition facts for bananas, according to the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration, which regulates food labeling through the National Labeling
and Education Act:
%DV %DV
Nutrition Amt per Serving Amt per Serving
* *
Facts
Serving size: Total
1 medium Total Fat 0g 0% 10%
Carbohydrate30g
banana
(4.5 oz / 126 g)
Cholesterol0mg 0% Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Calories 110
Calories from Sodium0mg 0% Sugars 19g
Fat 0
*Percent Daily Potassium450mg 13% Protein 1g
Values (%DV)
are based on a Vitamin A 2% Calcium 0%
2,000 calorie
diet.
Vitamin C 15% Iron 2%
BANANA PEELS: EDIBLE OR POISONOUS?
It turns out that the biggest risk from a banana peel might really be
slipping on it. Banana peels are not poisonous. In fact, they're edible, and packed
with nutrients. "Banana peel is eaten in many parts of the world, though [it's] not
very common in the West," Flores said. "It contains high amounts of vitamin B6
and B12, as well as magnesium and potassium. It also contains some fiber and
protein." According to a 2011 article in the journal of Applied Biochemistry and
Biotechnology, banana peels also have "various bioactive compounds like
polyphenols, carotenoids and others."
It is important to carefully wash a banana peel before eating it due to the
pesticides that may be sprayed in banana groves.
Banana peels are usually served cooked, boiled or fried, though they can
be eaten raw or put in a blender with other fruits. They are not as sweet as banana
flesh. Riper peels will be sweeter than unripe ones.
OTHER BANANA FACTS
Bananas may have been the world's first cultivated fruit. Archaeologists
have found evidence of banana cultivation in New Guinea as far back as 8000
B.C.
The banana plant is classified as an arborescent (tree-like) perennial herb,
and the banana itself is considered a berry. A bunch of bananas is called a hand; a
single banana is a finger.
There are almost 1,000 varieties of bananas, according to the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Nearly all the bananas
sold in stores are cloned from just one variety, the Cavendish banana plant,
originally native to Southeast Asia. The Cavendish replaced the Gros Michel after
that variety was wiped out by fungus in the 1950s. The Gros Michel reportedly
was bigger, had a longer shelf life and tasted better. The Cavendish are resistant to
the fungus that killed off the Gros Michel, but they are susceptible to another
fungus and may face the same fate within the next 20 years, botanists say.
Botanically, there is no difference between plantains and bananas. But in
general use, "banana" refers to the sweeter form of the fruit, which is often eaten
uncooked, while "plantain" refers to a starchier fruit that is often cooked before
eating.
(https://www.livescience.com/45005-banana-nutrition-facts.html)
IV. METHODOLOGY
MATERIALS:
 Banana peels
 Kerosene
 Candles
 Casserole pot
 Knife
 Chopping board
 Container/ Tupperware
METHODS OF RESEARCH AND PROCEDURES:
STEP 1. Slice the banana peels into small pieces using knife.
STEP 2. Melt the candle over a low heat into a large mixing pot.
STEP 3. Wait until the candle is already in liquid.
STEP 4. Pour the kerosene into the melted wax without removing the heat.
STEP 5. Put the banana peel and mix it every five minutes so that it will
thoroughly blend.
STEP 6. After 15 minutes pour the liquid in the container without the
banana peel.
STEP 7. Wait until it became firm.
V. CONCLUSION
Floor waxing is essential to maintain the shiny gloss of wooden floors.
However, if you find buying ready-made floor wax prohibitively expensive, it's
possible to mix raw wax crystals and kerosene with banana peels to create a
substance suitable for use polishing your wooden floors. This home-made floor
wax will give a comparable shine and smoothness to that of commercial products,
and the oil in the kerosene counteracts the banana peel's stickiness to ensure the
finished sheen isn't tacky.
Banana peel has its many uses. One of these is as an alternative resource
in making floorwax. It contains good fiber that makes the wax smoother and
shinier. It offers the same quality just like the other common floorwax can offer.
Moreover, it is cheaper and has a nicer fragrance than the former.
VI. RECOMMENDATION
The researcher would highly recommended that we could use banana
floorwax instead of busy commercial floorwax in the market because it is cheaper
and fits in our budget. The researcher therefore concluded that banana floorwax
could be used as an alternative source of commercial one.
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INVESTIGATORY RESEARCH

benefits. It will give us amazing results.

The flesh of the banana is rich in many nutrients and carbohydrates. It is

ingredient on creating floorwax.

OBJECTIVES: IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE AN ALTERNATIVE

FLOORWAX WITH THE USED OF A BANANA PEEL?

Our mission is to provide a successful invention using recyclable

We aim to produce an invention with little or no money involved.

We envision that banana peel is less in chemical, an eco-friendly

done one step at a time.

needed and deeply appreciated.

II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

We conduct this study due to economic crisis nowadays. Its aim

to create a product of floorwax which is cheaper and could give the

And the purpose of this study is to answer the following questions:

1. Which one is better, banana floorwax or ready-made floorwax?

2. What are the benefits of using banana floorwax?

3. Does banana floorwax is useful?

4. Does banana floorwax is affordable?

5. Does banana floorwax is effective to use?

The banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several

kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genusMusa. In some countries,

balbisiana, and Musa × paradisiaca for the hybrid Musa

acuminata × M. balbisiana, depending on their genomicconstitution. The old

scientific name Musa sapientum is no longer used.

Worldwide, there is no sharp distinction between "bananas" and

"plantains". Especially in the Americas and Europe, "banana" usually refers to

the main exports from banana-growing countries. By

ventricosum). Both genera are in the banana family, Musaceae.

a good way to get magnesium and vitamins C and B6.

Bananas are known to reduce swelling, protect against developing type-2

lotion you put on your skin.

FROM GREEN TO BLACK

A 2017 meta-analysis published by Prilozi Section of Medical Sciences

in green bananas could provide treatment for HIV patients.

bananas, according to a 2009 study published in Food Science and Technology

and Education Act:

BANANA PEELS: EDIBLE OR POISONOUS?

protein." According to a 2011 article in the journal of Applied Biochemistry and

polyphenols, carotenoids and others."

It is important to carefully wash a banana peel before eating it due to the

pesticides that may be sprayed in banana groves.

flesh. Riper peels will be sweeter than unripe ones.

OTHER BANANA FACTS

The banana plant is classified as an arborescent (tree-like) perennial herb,

single banana is a finger.

Botanically, there is no difference between plantains and bananas. But in

METHODS OF RESEARCH AND PROCEDURES:

STEP 3. Wait until the candle is already in liquid.

STEP 7. Wait until it became firm.

Floor waxing is essential to maintain the shiny gloss of wooden floors.

finished sheen isn't tacky.

Moreover, it is cheaper and has a nicer fragrance than the former.

The researcher would highly recommended that we could use banana

floorwax instead of busy commercial floorwax in the market because it is cheaper

could be used as an alternative source of commercial one.

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