Table 8.
Physicochemical characteristics of Tahiti acid lime fruits treated with Late willowleaf mandarin and Pera IAC sweet orange essential oils at concentrations of 32 and 64 µL mL−1 and stored at 25 °C ± 2, 2023 harvest (Citrus Center Silvio Moreira—Cordeirópolis, SP).
| Juice Yield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments | One Day | 7 Days | 14 Days |
| Control | 44.4 * | 48.8 | 51.6 |
| Late (32 µL mL−1) | 52.6 | 51.5 | 51.9 |
| Late (64 µL mL−1) | 52.0 | 53.6 | 50.0 |
| Pera IAC (32 µL mL−1) | 50.3 | 44.2 | 50.3 |
| Pera IAC (64 µL mL−1) | 49.4 | 45.9 | 54.6 |
| Acidity (g 100 mL−1) | |||
| Treatments | 1 Day | 7 Days | 14 Days |
| Control | 5.98 | 5.96 | 5.28 |
| Late (32 µL mL−1) | 5.83 | 6.00 | 6.27 |
| Late (64 µL mL−1) | 6.78 | 4.14 | 5.19 |
| Pera IAC (32 µL mL−1) | 5.92 | 5.98 | 6.36 |
| Pera IAC (64 µL mL−1) | 5.81 | 5.28 | 5.67 |
| Total Soluble Solids (°Brix) | |||
| Treatments | 1 Day | 7 Days | 14 Days |
| Control | 8.9 | 9.2 | 10.1 |
| Late (32 µL mL−1) | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
| Late (64 µL mL−1) | 6.78 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Pera IAC (32 µL mL−1) | 5.92 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Pera IAC (64 µL mL−1) | 5.81 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| Ratio | |||
| Treatments | 1 Day | 7 Days | 14 Days |
| Control | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Late (32 µL mL−1) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Late (64 µL mL−1) | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Pera IAC (32 µL mL−1) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Pera IAC (64 µL mL−1) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
* Mean values of samples containing ten fruits.