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. 2019 Dec 27;25(1):113. doi: 10.3390/molecules25010113

Table 2.

Proximate constituents. pH, soluble solids (°Brix), titratable acidity (as citric monohydrate acid g/L), and organic acids (g/L) in Neapolitan limmo and lemoncetta Locrese.

Proximate Constituents Neapolitan Limmo Lemoncetta Locrese p-Value
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