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).