Research Article

Assessment of Nutritional, Technological, and Commercial Apricot Quality Criteria of the Moroccan Cultivar “Maoui” Compared to Introduced Spanish Cultivars “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” towards Suitable Valorization

Table 4

Correlations between variables and cultivars on both components (PC1 and PC2) of principal components analysis.

Fruit weightStone weightMesocarpFirmnessSoluble solidsTotal carotenoidsMalic acidQuinic acidAscorbic acidCitric acidFumaric acidL-UBa-UBb-UBDelpatriarcaCaninoMaoui

PC10.9580.9550.5170.8360.9480.998−0.8180.915−0.1620.401−0.727−0.8880.9980.9340.5390.9520.404
PC20.275−0.2540.8380.403−0.2740.0090.464-0.1500.9470.896−0.6330.394−0.030−0.3310.3160.0010.563

UB: Un-Blush.