Table 1.
Methods used to determine tomatoes’ quality parameters.
Parameters | Methods of Analyses | Reference |
---|---|---|
Lycopene | Solvent—tetrahydrofuran, spectrophotometry | [28] |
β-carotene | Solvent—tetrahydrofuran, spectrophotometry | [28] |
Total phenols | Solvent—methanol, spectrophotometry | [30] |
Total flavonoids | Solvent—ethanol, spectrophotometry | [31] |
Dry matter | Gravimetry | [28] |
Soluble solids | Refractometry | [28] |
Titratable acidity | Alkaline titration | [28] |
Taste index | Calculations using soluble solids and titratable acidity | [29] |