CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SOME AUTOCHTHONOUS FRUIT SPECIES FROM MACEDONIA
Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND PLANT SCIENCES, JAPS
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Ana Selamovska
Milena Taseska- Gjorgjijevski
Aleksandar Markovski
Biljana Korunoska
Abstract
The scope of this paper is determination of the content of soluble dry matters, total sugar, total acids,
invert sugar and citric, malic, tartaric and lactic acid in some autochthonous fruit species: pomegranate
(Zumnarija, Bejnarija, Valandovska kisela, Valandovska kiselo-slatka, Hidjas, Kisela, Lifanka, Ropkavec), apple
(Ubavo cvetka, Shareno blago, Prespanka, Tetovka, Karapasha, Kozharka, Bela Tetovka) and cherry (Ohridska
brza, Ohridska rana, Ohridska crna, Dolga shishka, Dalbazlija, Ohridska bela). Comparative studies were
performed in relation to the standard varieties (Karamustafa-pomegranate, Idared-apple and Bigaro burlatcherry).
Pomegranate fruits have the highest content of soluble dry matters (15.6%), total sugars (149 g/L) and
total acids (20.1 g/L). The highest content of invert sugar was observed in pomegranate (113 g/L which means
76.3% of total sugar). In apple and cherry fruits, malic acid dominates (above 5 g/L), while in pomegranate
fruits, citric and malic acids are almost equally represented. Tartaric acid is present only in apple fruits (0.383
g/L). Lactic acid was not found in all fruit species.
A strong positive correlation was found between soluble dry matter and total sugar with coefficient
of determination R2 = 60%. A moderate positive correlation exists between the contents of total and invert
sugar with coefficient of determination R2 = 20%, between total acids and invert sugar with coefficient of
determination R2 = 22% and between the content of malic and citric acid with coefficient of determination R2 =
30%. A strong negative correlation was found between the content of total acid and malic acid with coefficient
of determination R2 = 37% and very strong negative correlation between malic acid and invert sugar with
coefficient of determination R2 =77%.
invert sugar and citric, malic, tartaric and lactic acid in some autochthonous fruit species: pomegranate
(Zumnarija, Bejnarija, Valandovska kisela, Valandovska kiselo-slatka, Hidjas, Kisela, Lifanka, Ropkavec), apple
(Ubavo cvetka, Shareno blago, Prespanka, Tetovka, Karapasha, Kozharka, Bela Tetovka) and cherry (Ohridska
brza, Ohridska rana, Ohridska crna, Dolga shishka, Dalbazlija, Ohridska bela). Comparative studies were
performed in relation to the standard varieties (Karamustafa-pomegranate, Idared-apple and Bigaro burlatcherry).
Pomegranate fruits have the highest content of soluble dry matters (15.6%), total sugars (149 g/L) and
total acids (20.1 g/L). The highest content of invert sugar was observed in pomegranate (113 g/L which means
76.3% of total sugar). In apple and cherry fruits, malic acid dominates (above 5 g/L), while in pomegranate
fruits, citric and malic acids are almost equally represented. Tartaric acid is present only in apple fruits (0.383
g/L). Lactic acid was not found in all fruit species.
A strong positive correlation was found between soluble dry matter and total sugar with coefficient
of determination R2 = 60%. A moderate positive correlation exists between the contents of total and invert
sugar with coefficient of determination R2 = 20%, between total acids and invert sugar with coefficient of
determination R2 = 22% and between the content of malic and citric acid with coefficient of determination R2 =
30%. A strong negative correlation was found between the content of total acid and malic acid with coefficient
of determination R2 = 37% and very strong negative correlation between malic acid and invert sugar with
coefficient of determination R2 =77%.
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