Research Article

Classification of Different Blueberry Cultivars by Analysis of Physical Factors, Chemical and Nutritional Ingredients, and Antioxidant Capacities

Table 2

The 21 quality factors measured for blueberry fruit.

No.FactorType

1Lightness value (L)Physical
2HardnessPhysical
3Average single fruit weightPhysical
4Shape indexPhysical
5Specific gravityPhysical
6Juice yieldPhysical
7Total soluble solidChemical and nutritional
8pHChemical and nutritional
9Titratable acidity (TA)Chemical and nutritional
10Vitamin CChemical and nutritional
11Total phenols (TP)Chemical and nutritional
12Total flavonoids (TF)Chemical and nutritional
13Total soluble sugarChemical and nutritional
14Reducing sugarChemical and nutritional
15MoistureChemical and nutritional
16AshChemical and nutritional
17ProteinsChemical and nutritional
18AnthocyaninsChemical and nutritional
19Scavenging capacity of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicalAntioxidant
20Scavenging capacity of hydroxyl radicalAntioxidant
21Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP)Antioxidant