Kidapawan City National High School

Science, Technology and Engineering Program

Roxas St., Kidapawan City

A Research Study Presented to the Faculty and Staff of

Kidapawan City National High School
Kidapawan City

Ripe Papaya (carica papaya) peel as fabric dye

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for Research 1 in

Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum

Zia T. Warguez

April 2022

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 Kidapawan City National High School

Science, Technology and Engineering Program

Roxas St., Kidapawan City

APPROVAL SHEET

The Investigatory Project entitled, “Ripe Papaya as fabric dye", prepared and
submitted by ZIA T. WARGUEZ in partial fulfilment for the degree of SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM has been examined and has
been hereby recommended for approval and acceptance.

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Examining Committee Member Examining Committee Member
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Date Date
JOSEPHINE G. VERDEBLANCO
Research adviser
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Accepted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Science, Technology, and
Engineering
LITA L. GAPUZ
Coordinator, Science, Technology and Engineering Department
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ROSALINDA T. LONZAGA, Ph.D.

Principal IV

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 Kidapawan City National High School
Science, Technology and Engineering Program
Roxas St. Kidapawan City

RIPE PAPAYA PEEL AS FABRIC DYE

A Research Study Presented to The Faculty and Staff of

Kidapawan City

In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Research 1 under the

Mentoring in Research (MIR) Program of Science,
Technology and Engineering Curriculum

ZIA T. WARGUEZ
Mentee, Grade VII Camia

JOAN DACIA CASHMERE DELOS REYES

Mentor, Grade X Zeus

April 2022

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE………………………………………………………………………………

APPROVAL SHEET………………………………………………………………………...

TABLE OF CONTENTS..………………………………….…………………………….....

ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………..

INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………….

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE..………………………………………………….

MATERIALS AND METHODS…………………………………………………………….

TREATMENTS………,,,………………………………………………………………..….

RESULTS AND ANALYSIS……………………………………………………………….

DISCUSSION………...…………………………………………………………………….

CONCLUSION…………...…………………………………………………………………

RECOMMENDATION….…………………………………………………………………

BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………...

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………………………...

APPENDICES………………………………………………………………………………

CURRICULUM VITAE…………………………………………………………………….

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 Kidapawan City Division

Research Report
Kidapawan City National High School Science, Technology and Engineering Program, Kidapawan City
Philippines
Abstract
Ripe Papaya (Carica Papaya) peel as fabric dye
Most of the fabric dyes nowadays are blended with compounds that have a strong
odor and can cause asthma and short breathing. Some popular fabric dye products
Zia T. Warguez
contain harmful chemicals that can negatively affect entire communities. Instead of
using chemicals to make a dye, this research attempts to make an effective substitute
to commercial dye products using a natural and healthy process. This study was
conducted in order to find a healthy and natural substitute to commercial dye products.
The researcher first gathered all the materials. Prepared the 1750ml ripe papaya peel
and 1000ml of water. Added the papaya and water in a cooking pot. Boiled the mixture
for 25 minutes. Meanwhile in a bowl, added 750ml of water and 250ml of vinegar.
Soaked the fabrics you wanted to dye in the solution for 30-45 minutes. Once the 45
minutes is over, strain the dye bath, removed the fabrics from the vinegar-water
solution and run them through tap water. Gather the papaya peels that have been
boiled including the fabrics. Set them aside overnight. According to the study,
treatment 2 is the most effective because it showed the most coloration out of all the
treatments. In conclusion, the researcher rejects the alternative hypothesis because
the experiment proved that it is effective as a fabric dye.
In order to have a darker stain in the fabric the researcher suggests that you should
increase the amount of the papaya peels and boil it for over an hour.
The researcher also advises individuals interested in conducting additional research
on Ripe papaya peel as fabric dye to not strengthen the fire as much so the papaya
will stay smooth.
Keywords:

Keywords: papaya and dyes.

Most dyes used in fabric dyes are blended with compounds that have a strong
odor and can cause asthma and shortness of breath. Some known product of an dye
is creating toxic chemicals that affect in entire communities. Instead of using
chemicals to make a dye, we will make a dye in a natural and healthy way. Using
ripe Papaya peel as a fabric dye. Carica papaya is a well-known as papaw or
pawpaw, is one of the 22 recognized species in the genus Carica of the Caricaceae
family. It was domesticated for the first time in Mesoamerica, which is now southern
Mexico and Central America. It is currently grown in all tropical countries and many
subtropical regions of the world, having originated in Central America. It has a 5-to-
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10-year lifespan and grows with a single unbranched trunk. Before Carica Papaya is
used as a sedative and diuretic, as well as to prevent and cure gastrointestinal tract
diseases and intestinal parasite infections. To cure diseases such as dengue fever,
diabetes mellitus, periodontitis, as well as wounds, papaya products (tannins) are
increasingly used alone or in conjunction with medications or herbs (tannic acid) are
employed in photography, as mordants in dyeing, to clarify wine and beer by
precipitating proteins, and as astrigents in medicine, in addition to tanning leather.
Tannins can be found in tree bark, wood, leaves, buds, stems, fruits, seeds, roots,
and plant galls, among other places. Tannic acid used to make ointments and
suppositories, as well as tanning leather and ink, and killing dust mites on furniture.
(https://en.m Wikipedia.org). these can help those people that want to dye but have a
health issue and sometimes allergic with strong odors.
Proponents of this innovation aims to produce a fabric dye out of Papaya
( Carica Papaya) peels. Specifically, the researchers aim to answer the following
questions:
1. To determine if papaya peel is feasible as a fabric dye.
2. To determine how long it takes for the papaya peel to stain the fabric.
3. To determine if there is a significant difference between the treatments.

This study aims to test the effectiveness of the Ripe Papaya (Carica Papaya)
peels as a fabric dye. It intends to prevent reliable evidence that Ripe Papaya
(Carica Papaya) peel can be uses as fabric dye.
The study revolves around the alternative hypothesis:
 The Ripe Papaya peel is not feasible as fabric dye.

Review of Related Literature

Papaya (Carica papaya) is a versatile fruit that may be used in a variety of

dishes, smoothies, salads, and even as a snack. Many people eat this for breakfast
to get a good start to the day because it’s light on the stomach and maintains every
level throughout the morning. Papaya is used as a sedative and diuretic, as well as
to prevent and cure gastrointestinal tract diseases and intestinal parasite infections.
It’s also used to treat nerve discomfort (neuralgia) and elephantid tumors. The
papaya tree is a fast-growing perennial branchless tree with a crown of very large
palmate leaves at the base of which the fruits are clustered. It is primarily cultivated

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for its edible fruits, which appear 10 months after planting and are pyriform orange or
red orange when ripe, weighing up to 9kg each. Papaya fruits are a tasty meal for
animals, and the leaves and fruit byproducts are also fed to them. (ecoport, ecocrop,
2009)
Dye is a colorant that is used to dye fabrics, paper, leather, and other
materials so that the color is resistant to washing, heat, light, and other elements that
the materials are likely to be exposed to. Pigments are finely ground particles
disseminated in a liquid, such as paint or ink, or combined with other materials,
whereas dyes are not. The majority of dyes are organic substances (that is, they
contain carbon), whereas pigments might be inorganic (that is, they do not contain
carbon) or organic. Pigments are dyes that are insoluble in the media used, and they
produce stronger colors. (Edward Noah abrahart,1968)
Tannin is a term for a group of natural polyphenols derived from the French
word ‘tanin’ (tanning ingredient). Certain organic chemicals have been recognized to
have tanning capabilities and can tan animal’s skins to make leather since ancient
times. The tanning of protective animals hides with brain material and the fat of the
slaughtered animals was already known to prehistoric societies. However, current
analytical tools were first used in the twentieth century to figure out exactly what
happens to the skin during the tanning process. Tannins can be found in many
different groups of higher plants in nature, including chestnut and oak wood.
(Khanbabaee,2001)
Cotton is a versatile natural material that is essential to the textile industry.
It’s absorbent, resistant to high heat, and easy to color. Fabric look and texture can
be altered by different production procedures. (Tera Avila, 2017)
Material and Methods
Materials Quantity
Ripe papaya peel 1750ml
Water 1000ml
Cotton fabric 12pc.
fabric dye 1 sachet
vinegar 250ml
bowl 7 pc.
Strainer 1 pc.
Cooking pot 2 pc.

Treatments
Treatment 1 -- 3pc of cotton fabric (5 in by 5), 250ml water and 3 cups of papaya
peels.

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Treatment 2 – 3pc of cotton fabric (5 in by 5), 250ml water and 4 cups of papaya
peels
Treatment 3 - 3pc of cotton fabric (5 in by 5), 250ml of water and 5 cups of papaya
peels.

Control – 3pc of cotton fabric (5 in by 5)

Gathering of Materials
The researcher first gathered all materials. The researcher went beside their
house where papaya trees can be founded and get five ripe papayas to have a lot of
treatments to be used for the experiment.

PROCEDURE

a. Gathering the materials

Start by gathering the mentioned materials. For the proven dye to be used in the
experiment, supermarket is the best place to buy.

b. Prepare the 1750ml ripe papaya peel and 1000ml of water. Add the papaya
and water in a cooking pot. Boil it for 25 minutes.

c. Meanwhile in a bowl, add 750ml of water and 250ml of vinegar. Soak fabrics
you want to dye in the solution for 30-45 minutes.

d. When the ripe papaya already has colors. Strain the dye bath, remove fabrics
from the vinegar-water solution and run them through tap water.

e. Put together the papaya peel that been boiled and the fabrics. And keep aside
overnight.
Extraction of papaya
The researcher gets only enough papaya to be used. The researcher provides
two stainless pots for the treatments. In the first pot put 500ml of water then 750ml of
ripe papaya peel. While in the second pot put 500ml of water and 1000m of papaya.

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Boil the water, when the water starts boiling, turn the flame low and let it simmer for
an hour.

Preparation of cotton fabric

In preparation of cotton fabric, you can buy in shop, but you can also get
some clothes of yours that didn’t use anymore unless it’s all white and 100% cotton.

Data Collection and Analysis

The desired data collected and interpreted will be analyzed as to how the ripe
papaya peel effective as fabric dye.
Results and Analysis
Table.1 to determine whether if will still stain after washing.
Treatment 1 Treatment 2 Treatments 3 Control
Replication 1 2 2 2 2
Replication 2 2 2 2 2
Replication 3 2 2 2 2
Mean Score 2 2 2 2

2 – if the stain stays after washing it.

1 – if the stain removes after washing it.

Table 2. to determine if it is colored.

Treatment 1 Treatment 2 Treatment 3 Control

Replication 1 2 3 4 5
Replication 2 2 3 4 5
Replication 3 2 3 4 5
Mean Score 2 3 4 5
5 – fully saturated color.
4 – partial color.
3 – semi-pale coloration.
2 – pale coloration.
1 – no coloration.

Anova: Single Factor

SUMMARY
Su Averag Varianc
Groups Count m e e

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2.66666 0.33333
t2 3 8 7 3
3.33333 0.33333
t3 3 10 3 3
control 3 15 5 0

ANOVA
Source of
Variation SS df MS F P-value
Between 14.9166 4.97222 29.8333 0.00010 4.06618
Groups 7 3 2 3 8
1.33333 0.16666
Within Groups 3 8 7

Total 16.25 11

Table 2 The analysis of the variance on the scores of the ripe papaya peel as fabric
dye terms if it is colored, colored but pale, and not colored was shown in table 2.
Since the p- value (0.000108) is less than the margin of error 0.05, there is a
significant difference between the treatments used in the study.

The table show the duration it took for the treatments to stain the fabric. The table
showed the number of minutes. It took the treatments to stain the fabric. Treatment
1, replication 1 took 30.00 minutes to stain the cotton fabric. In replication 2, it took
30.54 minutes to stain the fabric. In replication 3, it took 31.20 to stain the fabric.

DISCUSSION
The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the ripe papaya peel
as fabric dye. Treatment no.1 replication 1 pale coloration. In replication 2, pale
coloration. In treatment no.2 replication 1, semi-pale coloration. In replication 2,
semi-pale coloration. In replication 3, semi-pale coloration. In treatment no.3
replication 1, partial color. In replication 2, partial color. In replication 3, partial color.

CONCLUSION

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 This study was conducted in order to determine if the ripe papaya peel can be
used as fabric dye. Based on the results of the study, the most effective treatment is
treatment 3. The treatments showed that there is no significant difference between
treatment 3 and control. In conclusion, the researcher rejects the alternative
hypothesis. On the three treatments, it reveals that the riper papaya peel is used the
more it is effective.

Recommendation
This study focused on the effectiveness of the papaya as fabric dye. The
determination of its effectivity is on the amount of ripe papaya peel. The experiment
reveals that from treatment 1-2 as you increase the quantity of the ripe papaya peel
as fabric dye. It is highly recommended that you need to increase the quantity of the
ripe papaya peel that can be used in the study. This study was conducted to prove
that the effectiveness of the papaya as fabric dye. The researcher recommends that
the ripe papaya peel can be used as natural dye.
The researcher also recommends to those who wish to undertake further
studies concerning red mites:
1. Try to soak the fabrics you want to dye for the papaya peel to stick more in

the fabric.

2. Leave the fabric in papaya-water solution for overnight to have a lot of colors.

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 REFERENCES

Ecocrop, Ecoport(2009) Papaya known as Carica papaya. Retrieved from

https://www.feedipedia.com/papaya-fruits-leaves-and-by-products.

Edward Noah Abrahart(1968) Important uses of dyes. Retrieved from

https://www.Amazon.com/dyes-and-their-
intermediates:Abrahart,E.N:9780713125801.

Khanbabaee, Van ree(2001)Tannins clasifications retrieved from

https://www.PubMed.com/Tannins:classifications-and-definitions.

Tera avila(2017) Cotton fabrics. Retrieved from

https://www.oureverdaylife.com/types-of-cotton-fabric.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researcher would like to express their outmost gratitude and appreciation to the
following to the personalities who had co
ntributed much effort to help the researcher for the realization of the study.

To Mrs. Josephine G. Verdeblanco, the ever-supportive Research teacher

for giving her time to look at every detail of their papers and for sharing her

knowledge to the researchers.

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 Mrs. To Vivien O. Ibańez, her class adviser, for the great support and

enlightenment they rendered to the researchers.

To Mr. & Mrs. Warguez, her parents, for their unending support, patience,

advice and guidance ;

To the researcher’s mentor, Joan Dacia Cashmere M. Delos Reyes , for

her assistance in helping the researcher accomplish her study.

Above all, to Almighty God, for the protection, guidance and everlasting love

bestowed upon the researchers which became their source of strength, in fulfilling

their study despite the flaws and hindrances they encounter along the way.

ZIA T. WARGUEZ
THE RESEARCHER

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 APPENDICES
Pictures

Added papaya and water in the cooking Boiled the mixture for 25 minutes.
pot.

In a bowl, add the 250ml of vinegar. add the 750ml.

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Put the fabric in the solution of water-
vinegar solution. Put the fabric in the extract
of papaya

Leave it for overnight.

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Researcher’s Personal Data

Name: ZIA T. WARGUEZ

Date of Birth: October 5, 2009
Place of Birth: Kidapawan Medical Specialist
Sudapin, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato
Present Address: Purok-3 Amazion, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato
Educational Background:
Elementary: Kidapawan City Pilot Elementary School, 2020-2021
Kidapawan City With Honors
Secondary: Kidapawan City National High School,
Roxas Street, Kidapawan City

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