Table 2.
Proximate Constituents | Neapolitan Limmo | Lemoncetta Locrese | p-Value | ||
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Mean ± sd | Min–Max | Mean ± sd | Min–Max | ||
Total Soluble Solids | 7.9 ± 0.5 | 7.6–8.5 | 8.4 ± 0.5 | 8.0–8.9 | 0.001 |
pH | 5.8 ± 0.2 | 5.7–5.9 | 5.9 ± 0.2 | 5.8–6.0 | 0.991 |
Titratable Acidity | 1.22 ± 0.2 | 0.98–1.32 | 0.98 ± 0.2 | 0.84–1.20 | 0.079 |
Tartaric Acid | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.13–0.17 | 0.22 ± 0.04 | 0.17–0.26 | 0.071 |
Quinic Acid | 0.15 ± 0.05 | 0.10–0.22 | 0.32 ± 0.10 | 0.19–0.43 | 0.045 |
Malic Acid | 1.57 ± 0.10 | 1.45–1.70 | 1.88 ± 0.31 | 1.42–2.14 | 0.467 |
Citric Acid | 0.94 ± 0.01 | 0.85–1.02 | 0.48 ± 0.25 | 0.13–0.70 | 0.003 |
Fumaric Acid | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0–0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0–0.01 | 0.767 |