Table 1.
Yield and physico-chemical properties of NCS products from different sugarcane cultivars
| Property | SP50 | UT12 | KK3 | SRS2 | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yield (%, w/v)a | 22.8 ± 2.8 | 19.6 ± 0.4 | 19.9 ± 1.2 | 17.7 ± 0.5 | n/a |
| Total soluble solid (°Brix)b | 17.31 ± 0.01e | 17.83 ± 0.01d | 18.10 ± 0.01b | 18.01 ± 0.01c | 18.46 ± 0.01a |
| Moisture content (%) | 0.98 ± 0.03d | 1.70 ± 0.05c | 2.98 ± 0.03b | 1.17 ± 0.08d | 4.28 ± 0.08a |
| ICUMSA color unit (IU) | 2641.7 ± 40.7c | 2291.7 ± 28.9d | 5116.7 ± 84.4a | 5285.4 ± 25.3a | 4277.1 ± 40.2b |
| pH | 5.75 ± 0.01c | 5.76 ± 0.01c | 5.83 ± 0.00b | 5.82 ± 0.01b | 6.96 ± 0.01a |
aYield value was defined as percentage of weight of the obtained sugar product on the cane juice
bTotal soluble solid value was taken from sugarcane juice prior to NCS preparation
Values are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 3) and values with different letter within the same row are significantly different (p < 0.05)