Table 2.
Physicochemical analysis of four blackberry cultivars.
| Cultivar | Maturity Stage |
Soluble Solids (°Brix) |
Titratable Acidity (% Citric Acid) |
Maturity Index (TSS/TA) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazos | E1-25% | 6.32 ± 0.13 | Cg | 3.56 ± 0.04 | Acd | 1.77 ± 0.05 | Cd |
| E2-50% | 7.07 ± 0.03 | Bf | 2.68 ± 0.03 | Bf | 2.64 ± 0.02 | Bc | |
| E3-100% | 9.81 ± 0.08 | Ac | 1.58 ± 0.03 | Cg | 6.21 ± 0.18 | Aa | |
| Colombiana | E1-25% | 6.23 ± 0.19 | Cg | 3.98 ± 0.11 | Abc | 1.57 ± 0.08 | Cde |
| E2-50% | 8.36 ± 0.250 | Bd | 3.25 ± 0.10 | Bde | 2.57 ± 0.13 | Bc | |
| E3-100% | 11.00 ± 0.131 | Ab | 2.82 ± 0.11 | Cef | 3.91 ± 0.18 | Ab | |
| Castilla | E1-25% | 6.08 ± 0.08 | Cg | 5.28 ± 0.15 | Aa | 1.15 ± 0,03 | Ce |
| E2-50% | 7.64 ± 0.08 | Be | 4.27 ± 0.23 | Bb | 1.79 ± 0.10 | Bd | |
| E3-100% | 12.26 ± 0.31 | Aa | 3.19 ± 0.19 | Cde | 3.86 ± 0.30 | Ab | |
| Andinamora | E1-25% | 6.19 ± 0.12 | Cg | 4.95 ± 0.26 | Aa | 1.25 ± 0.05 | Ce |
| E2-50% | 7.47 ± 0.18 | Bef | 4.23 ± 0.23 | Bb | 1.77 ± 0.10 | Bd | |
| E3-100% | 12.14 ± 0.12 | Aa | 2.96 ± 0.27 | Cef | 4.12 ± 0.33 | Ab | |
Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) (n = 3). Capital letters indicate significant differences between states of maturity (p < 0.05). Lowercase letters indicate significant differences found between cultivars (p < 0.05) using the ANOVA one-way analysis followed by Tukey’s test.