Physicochemical Characterization of Selected Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Cultivars

Authors : Vijay Singh MEENA, Bhushan BİBWE, Bharat BHUSHAN, Kirti JALGAONKAR, Manoj MAHAWAR

Pages : 425-433

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Publication Date : 2021-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The physical and chemical characteristics of five pomegranate cultivars insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Mridula, Ganesh, White muscut, G-137 and Jalor seedless); were examined in the present investigation. Physical properties of different cultivars were determined such as major diameter insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(85.05 to 91.62 mm);, intermediate diameter insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(76.85 to 87.83 mm);, minor diameter insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(79.86 to 90.01 mm);, sphericity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.903 to 0.937);, fruit weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(294.4 to 404.14 g);, fruit volume insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(289 to 387 mL);, number of arils per fruit, weight of 100 arils were evaluated and analysed for the varietal difference. In addition, properties such as peel moisture content insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(68.72 to 74.15% w.b.);, aril moisture content insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(78.25 to 81.82% w.b.);, peel ash content insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.81 to 1.51%);, aril ash content insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.29 to 0.53%);, juice pH insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.47 to 3.96);, total soluble solids insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.60 to 13.00 °Brix);, titratable acidity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.42 to 0.58%);, total phenolic content, juice yield per fruit insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(104 to 186 mL); juice turbidity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(142.20 to 364.50 NTU); and textural properties, like fruit compressive strength/firmness of arils insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(23.09 to 34.54 N);, cutting strength of peel insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(84.33 to 111.35 N); and aril skin puncture force insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.28 to 0.38 N); were also investigated. Overall results suggested that the measured physico-chemical properties were quite different by the cultivar differences.
Keywords : Cultivars, juice, physical properties, pomegranate, textural properties