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. 2018 Nov 8;56(1):217–223. doi: 10.1007/s13197-018-3477-3

Table 1.

Limonin, ascorbic acid and carotenoid content in citrus varieties

Sr. no. Samples Limonin (ppm) Ascorbic Acid (mg/100 mL) Carotenoid (mg/100 mL)
Peel Juice
A Mandarin
1 Kinnow Mandarin 12.98ab ± 0.40 30.42f ± 0.82 3.28c ± 0.12 0.85d ± 0.06
2 Nagpur Mandarin 9.08f ± 0.91 26.78g ± 0.53 5.40a ± 0.29 1.26b ± 0.14
3 Darjeeling Mandarin 12.75ab ± 0.03 20.67h ± 0.53 3.27c ± 0.14 0.98cd ± 0.11
4 Coorg Mandarin 10.14ef ± 0.07 26.08g ± 0.30 5.42a ± 0.08 0.98cd ± 0.01
5 Jhalawar Mandarin 9.62f ± 0.05 25.41g ± 0.59 3.40c ± 0.04 1.19bc ± 0.10
6 Khasi Mandarin 12.36abc ± 1.47 25.45g ± 1.50 4.13b ± 0.30 1.58a ± 0.22
B Lime
7 Sai Sarbati 13.75a ± 0.02 35.64cd ± 1.62 0.19g ± 0.01 0.08h ± 0.01
8 Pramalini 13.75a ± 0.26 31.32ef ± 1.08 0.22g ± 0.04 0.07h ± 0.01
9 Vikram 13.76a ± 0.01 34.38de ± 0.82 0.29g ± 0.01 0.08h ± 0.01
10 Balaji 13.81a ± 0.99 38.70bc ± 1.12 0.33fg ± 0.04 0.09h ± 0.02
11 Acid lime 10.22def ± 0.02 37.26cd ± 0.54 0.33fg ± 0.03 0.16gh ± 0.03
C Sweet orange
12 Mosambi 10.48cdef ± 0.02 25.13g ± 0.79 2.57d ± 0.01 0.40fg ± 0.01
D Underutilized citrus fruits
13 Kachai lemon 11.80bcde ± 0.19 34.67d ± 1.02 0.35fg ± 0.10 0.31fgh ± 0.02
14 Citron 13.12ab ± 0.04 20.65h ± 0.61 0.28g ± 0.03 0.10h ± 0.01
15 Pomelo 10.24def ± 0.06 40.50b ± 0.54 0.73ef ± 0.10 0.72de ± 0.02
16 Grapefruit 12.08abcd ± 0.52 53.64a ± 0.62 0.79e ± 0.02 0.46ef ± 0.01
Tukey HSD at 1% 1.8864 3.1622 0.4203 0.2706

Data presented are in mean ± standard deviation (n = 3)

Statistical note: Means (n = 3) within a column followed by different letters are significantly different at P < 0.01 according to the Tukey HSD multiple range test

*Means with superscripts having the same letter are not significantly different