Table 1.
Proximate composition of the normal and late harvest Fuji apples
Item | Normal harvest | Late harvest |
Soluble solid (°Brix) | 13.0±0.2a | 13.6±0.1a |
pH | 4.5±0.1a | 4.6±0.1a |
Total acid (%) | 0.20±0.1a | 0.18±0.1a |
Reducing sugar (%) | 11.1±0.1a | 11.2±0.2a |
Moisture (%) | 86.8±1.1a | 84.8±0.6b |
Hardness (lbs) | 13.7±0.6a | 11.9±0.8b |
Juice ratio (%) | 60.96±0.48a | 60.80±0.34a |
All the data were expressed as mean±SD (n=3).
Means scores within a column followed by the same superscript are not significantly different at 5% level using Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).