Research Article

Quality Parameters, Volatile Composition, and Sensory Profiles of Highly Endangered Spanish Citrus Fruits

Table 2

Concentrations of organic acids and sugars in endangered Spanish lime and lemon samples.

Organic acidsANOVASour limeSweet limeSweet lemon
Concentration (g 100 mL −1)

Citric acid5.64 and c1.35 b
Malic acidNd0.28 a0.31 a
Ascorbic acidNS0.010.020.03

SugarsANOVASour limeSweet limeSweet lemon
Concentration (g 100 mL−1)

GlucoseNd1.61 a1.22 a
FructoseNd2.86 a2.04 a

NS = not significant at ; significant at , 0.01, and 0.001, respectively; values (mean of 3 replications) followed by the same letter, within the same row, were not significantly different , according to Tukey’s least significant difference test; nd = below LOQ (limit of quantification).