Table 1.
Hydrocolloid yield (% fresh and dry weight) of various tropical and sub-tropical fruits.
| Common name | Botanical name | Fraction | Moisture content (%) | Yield, Yf (% fresh weight) | Yield, Y (% dry weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarillo (buah cinta) | Solanum betaceum Cav. | Pulp | 85.82 a ± 0.13 | 1.19 a ± 0.02 | 8.39 a ± 0.03 |
| Seed mucilage | 88.70 b ± 0.30 | 0.40 bf ± 0.08 | 3.54 b ± 0.16 | ||
| Puree | 85.78 a ± 0.09 | 1.18 ac ± 0.10 | 8.30 c ± 0.07 | ||
| Papaya | Carica papaya | Pulp | 84.64 c ± 0.04 | 1.11 acd ± 0.06 | 7.23 d ± 0.15 |
| Sapodilla (ciku) | Manilkara zapota | Pulp | 80.92 d ± 0.06 | 1.08 cd ± 0.11 | 5.66 e ± 0.23 |
| Mango | Mangifera indica | Pulp | 84.28 ce ± 0.03 | 1.04 d ± 0.13 | 6.62 f ± 0.07 |
| Kiwifruit | Actinidia deliciosa | Pulp | 87.01 f ± 0.04 | 0.90 e ± 0.04 | 6.93 g ± 0.15 |
| Mandarin orange | Citrus reticulata | Peel | 75.20 g ± 0.27 | 0.47 b ± 0.02 | 1.90 h ± 0.10 |
| Garden tomato | Lycopersicon esculentum | Whole without seeds | 91.24 h ± 0.15 | 0.42 bf ± 0.08 | 4.79 i ± 0.08 |
| Pineapple | Ananas comosus | Pulp | 89.95 i ± 0.03 | 0.40 bf ± 0.03 | 3.98 j ± 0.11 |
| Marian plum (kundang) | Bouea macrophylla | Pulp | 84.13 e ± 0.15 | 0.34 f ± 0.10 | 2.14 k ± 0.03 |
| Red dragon fruit | Hylocereus polyrhizus | Pulp | 87.69 j ± 0.08 | 0.33 f ± 0.11 | 2.68 l ± 0.07 |
| Guava | Psidium guajava | Whole without seeds | 91.29 h ± 0.08 | 0.20 g ± 0.02 | 2.30 m ± 0.06 |
| Water apple (jambu air) | Syzygium aqueum | Whole | 92.50 k ± 0.03 | 0.20 g ± 0.03 | 2.67 l ± 0.06 |
| Jackfruit | Artocarpus heterophyllus | Pulp | 77.92 l ± 0.33 | 0.2 0g ± 0.05 | 0.91 n ± 0.09 |
| Honeydew | Cucumis melo | Whole without seeds | 94.36 m ± 0.03 | 0.20 g ± 0.02 | 3.55 b ± 0.23 |
| Red apple | Malus pumila | Whole without seeds | 83.56 n ± 0.23 | 0.16 g ± 0.06 | 0.97 o ± 0.04 |
| Cupuassu | Theobroma grandiflorum | Pulp | NA | NA | 7.00 g ± NA [16] * |
| Longan | Dimocarpus longan | Pulp | NA | NA | 4.46 i ± 0.09 [17] * |
| Gold kiwifruit | Actinidia chinensis | Whole | 80.99 d ± 0.14 | NA | 6.69 f ± NA [18] * |
Each value is expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3) of triplicate analysis. a–o Means followed by different superscripts indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) within column by Tukey’s test. * Published data.