“…Calcium is considered the most important nutrient in determining the quality of the fruits, its use in pre and postharvest has several benefits, being able to reduce the softening and senescence, thus maintaining the quality of the same in the period of storage and shelf (Gayed et al, 2017) where the studies that indicate the use of calcium chloride (CaCl2) to increase the useful life of tropical fruits (Sanches et al, 2017b;Sanches et al, 2017c;Oliveira Júnior et al, 2018) However, the use of ethylene absorbers based on potassium permanganate (KMnO4) has been efficient in the elimination of this phytohormone inside the packages (Wills and Warton, 2004;Campos et al, 2007), thus retarding the ripening of various climacteric fruits (Brackmann et al, 2010;Bal and Celik, 2010;Pimenta et al, 2013;Nasser et al, 2015;Falcão et al, 2017). In general, sachets containing potassium permanganate (KMnO4) promote the oxidation of ethylene to water, carbon dioxide, manganese dioxide and potassium respectively (Wills and Warton, 2004;Wills et al, 2014) and, because it is not volatile, it can be physically separated from the product, eliminating the risk of chemical contamination (Sá et al, 2008).…”