Characterisation of Pomegranate Juices from Ten Cultivars Grown in Turkey |
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| Authors: | Mustafa Cam Yasar Hisil Gokhan Durmaz |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Erciyes University, Department of Food Engineering , Kayseri, Turkey mcam@erciyes.edu.tr;3. Ege University, Department of Food Engineering , Bornova, Izmir, Turkey;4. Inonü University, Department of Food Engineering , Malatya, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Pomegranate juices obtained from ten pomegranate cultivars of Turkey were analysed for their sugars, organic acids and the other quality parameters including pH, total soluble solids, and titratable acidity. Statistically significant differences were determined among the cultivars for parameters analysed. Citric acid was the predominant acid of all the cultivars studied. Cultivar “Zivzik,” one of the most popular cultivar in Turkey, showed best scores for total soluble solids (16.9 ± 0.06 °Brix), glucose (84.18 ± 0.42 g/l) and fructose (83.34 ± 0.81 g/l). Pomegranate juices were classified into three groups according to principal component analysis and cluster analysis. |
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| Keywords: | Pomegranate Punica granatum Sugars Organic acids Principal component analysis Cluster analysis |
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