Table 1.
Physicochemical properties of blood oranges
| Fruit weight (g) | Equatorial diameter (mm) | Fruit height (mm) | Rind thickness (mm) | TSS (° Brix) | TA (g citric acid L−1) | MI (TSS/TA) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doble Fina | 158 ± 5.2 d | 64.3 ± 2.1 d | 73.2 ± 2.3 ab | 3.6 ± 0.6 bc | 12.45 ± 0.09 f | 14.17 ± 0.22 a | 8.78 ± 0.08 e |
| Entrefina | 137 ± 6.8 e | 65.5 ± 3.3 cd | 62.0 ± 3.5 cd | 4.4 ± 1.2 a | 12.17 ± 0.06 g | 13.94 ± 0.19 ab | 8.73 ± 0.08 e |
| Maltaise Blonde | 197 ± 20.5 b | 70.0 ± 7.3 b | 73.5 ± 6.5 ab | 3.4 ± 1.3 bc | 13.00 ± 0.10 c | 11.99 ± 0.20 e | 10.84 ± 0.15 b |
| Maltaise demi Sanguine | 108 ± 4.6 f | 59.8 ± 2.5 e | 58.8 ± 2.6 d | 4.0 ± 0.8 ab | 12.63 ± 0.08 e | 12.24 ± 0.25 de | 10.32 ± 0.16 c |
| Moro | 196 ± 11.7 b | 70.5 ± 4.2 b | 72.9 ± 3.9 ab | 4.6 ± 0.6 a | 12.80 ± 0.10 d | 13.38 ± 0.29 c | 9.57 ± 0.14 d |
| Murtera | 113 ± 4.6 f | 58.7 ± 2.4 e | 60.8 ± 3.3 cd | 3.2 ± 0.8 c | 12.93 ± 0.06 cd | 11.95 ± 0.17 e | 10.82 ± 0.19 b |
| Sanguinelli | 113 ± 3.3 f | 58.0 ± 1.7 e | 64.1 ± 3.7 c | 3.6 ± 1.0 bc | 12.03 ± 0.15 g | 12.68 ± 0.52 d | 9.50 ± 0.26 d |
| Tarocco Comune | 138 ± 6.0 e | 63.5 ± 2.8 d | 60.5 ± 3.2 d | 2.5 ± 0.6 d | 15.03 ± 0.06 a | 13.47 ± 0.54 bc | 11.16 ± 0.43 ab |
| Tarocco Messina | 174 ± 10.0 c | 66.5 ± 3.8 cd | 75.5 ± 4.4 a | 3.2 ± 1.0 cd | 11.33 ± 0.14 h | 12.23 ± 0.12 de | 9.26 ± 0.19 d |
| Tarocco Rosso | 212 ± 12.6 a | 74.5 ± 4.4 a | 70.1 ± 2.4 b | 3.5 ± 1.2 bc | 12.13 ± 0.06 g | 10.75 ± 0.33 f | 11.30 ± 0.40 a |
| Washington Sanguine | 189 ± 7.6 b | 67.8 ± 2.7 bc | 72.2 ± 7.0 ab | 4.0 ± 0.6 ab | 13.90 ± 0.10 b | 13.60 ± 0.30 bc | 10.22 ± 0.15 c |
Data are the mean ± SD (n = 60). Values followed by the same lowercase letter, within the same column, are not significant different according to Fisherʼs LSD procedure at 95% confidence level.