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Table 1 Physiochemical properties of C. macrophylla and fruit juice (n = 3)

From: GC–MS of essential oil, metal profile and physicochemical properties of fruits of Citrus macrophylla Wester from Sudan

Parameter (unit)

Mean

SD

Reference

Fruit length/height (mm)

85.9

0.2000

(76.76)a

Fruit width (diameter, mm) (mm)

91.4

0.2750

(79.92)a

Fruit thickness (mm)

92.2

0.3750

 

Fruit weight (g)

276.5

0.5000

(235.09)a

Juice weight

132.5 g (47.92%)

0.2658

(44.24%)a (54.3%)b

Peel

72.9 g (26.37%)

0.0020

 

Seed

53.1 g (19.20%)

0.2020

 

Moisture (%)

26.4

0.1230

 

Ash (%)

3.08

0.0100

 

Vitamin C (mg/100 g)

55.0

0.2500

(47.0)a

pH-value

3.50

0.0100

(4.00)a

Total soluble solids (TSS) (%)

9.30

0.0800

(10.6)a,b

Titratable acidity (TA) (%)

0.74

0.0050

(0.66)a (1.23)b

Ripeness index (RI)

14.81

0.0780

(16.0)a

  1. aLegua et al. (2011)
  2. bLevy and Lifshitz (1995)