Analysis of Some Technological and Physical Characters of Mandarin (Citrus reticulata) Fruit in Iran

Table 1

Some physical and engineering properties of mandarin fruit for studied cultivars.

Cultivar	Physical properties	Mean	Max.	Min.	SD	CV
Clementine	Major (mm)	61.45	73.70	54.20	4.07	6.62
	Intermediate (mm)	60.32	72.60	52.70	4.03	6.68
	Minor (mm)	57.50	67.30	79.90	4.37	7.54
	Mass (g)	82.13	124.70	60.60	13.22	16.09
	Volume (cc)	89.74	138.20	63.90	16.42	18.29
	Specific gravity (g/cm^3)	0.92	0.96	0.86	0.03	3.06
	Geometric mean (mm)	59.72	70.07	52.48	3.92	6.57
	Percent sphericity	97.00	98.00	94.00	0.02	1.74
Onsho	Major (mm)	60.90	72.60	53.40	4.03	6.62
	Intermediate (mm)	59.83	72.10	51.60	3.93	6.56
	Minor (mm)	49.11	58.30	43.90	3.32	6.76
	Mass (g)	68.52	97.40	48.80	11.81	17.23
	Volume (cc)	77.98	115.50	53.30	14.35	18.41
	Specific gravity (g/cm^3)	0.88	0.95	0.82	0.03	3.36
	Geometric mean (mm)	56.33	64.91	49.57	3.42	6.07
	Percent sphericity	93.00	96.00	88.00	0.02	1.95
Page	Major (mm)	65.33	74.30	53.90	4.31	6.59
	Intermediate (mm)	64.15	73.20	53.00	4.21	6.57
	Minor (mm)	56.33	64.20	47.10	4.25	7.54
	Mass (g)	103.82	147.3	61.70	18.37	17.70
	Volume (cc)	107.04	152.30	63.10	19.26	18.00
	Specific gravity (g/cm^3)	0.97	1.01	0.93	0.01	1.36
	Geometric mean (mm)	61.80	69.62	51.88	4.11	6.65
	Percent sphericity	95.00	99.00	89.00	0.02	1.68
Mixed cultivar (combined all data)	Major (mm)	62.56	74.30	53.40	4.56	7.30
	Intermediate (mm)	61.44	73.20	51.60	4.48	7.29
	Minor (mm)	54.31	67.30	43.90	5.44	10.02
	Mass (g)	84.82	147.3	48.80	20.67	24.37
	Volume (cc)	91.59	152.30	53.30	20.54	22.43
	Specific gravity (g/cm^3)	0.92	1.01	0.82	0.04	4.80
	Geometric mean (mm)	59.28	70.07	49.57	4.43	7.47
	Percent sphericity	95.00	99.00	88.00	0.03	2.69
	Ave. diameter (𝑎+𝑐)/2	58.44	69.00	48.80	4.55	7.78