Research Article
Classification of Different Blueberry Cultivars by Analysis of Physical Factors, Chemical and Nutritional Ingredients, and Antioxidant Capacities
Table 3
Ranges of quality parameters of blueberry fruits of different cultivars.
| No. | Parameters | Range of average | SD |
| 1 | Lightness value (L) | 27.33–36.18 | 1.87 | 2 | Hardness (N) | 241.60–571.53 | 112.36 | 3 | Average single fruit weight (g) | 1.72–2.61 | 0.29 | 4 | Shape index | 0.72–0.97 | 0.09 | 5 | Specific gravity (g/cm3) | 0.97–1.19 | 0.07 | 6 | Juice yield (w/w%) | 56.11–78.38 | 7.85 | 7 | Total soluble solid (w/w%) | 7.86–12.21 | 1.68 | 8 | pH | 3.11–3.76 | 0.24 | 9 | Titratable acidity (TA) (w/w%) | 0.33–0.81 | 0.15 | 10 | Vitamin C (mg/100 g FW) | 18.36–93.25 | 28.83 | 11 | Total phenols (TP) (mg GAE/100 g FW) | 244.63–369.59 | 43.11 | 12 | Total flavonoids (TF) (mg CE/100 g FW) | 279.39–531.11 | 88.58 | 13 | Total soluble sugar (w/w%) | 6.88–11.32 | 1.61 | 14 | Reducing sugar (w/w%) | 5.73–8.59 | 1.07 | 15 | Moisture (w/w%) | 82.66–85.95 | 1.37 | 16 | Ash (w/w%) | 0.21–0.36 | 0.06 | 17 | Proteins (mg/100 g FW) | 388.29–729.39 | 140.63 | 18 | Anthocyanins (mg/100 g FW) | 83.51–257.78 | 55.96 | 19 | Scavenging capacity of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical (mmol Trolox/100 g FW) | 1.15–3.55 | 0.88 | 20 | Scavenging capacity of hydroxyl radical (mmol Trolox/100 g FW) | 0.77–2.81 | 0.69 | 21 | Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) (mmol Fe2+/100 g FW) | 0.54–2.46 | 0.74 |
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