Treatments

TSS, °Brix

Total Sugar (%)

Acidity (%)

Ascorbic Acid (mg/100ml)

Limonin (mg/ml)

NEB, 640nm

Years

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

Juice blend

K1

12.6

13.0

8.17

8.67

0.65

0.62

20.3

20.0

0.226

0.263

0.091

0.078

K2

12.0

12.3

8.12

8.62

0.71

0.69

45.3

44.8

0.170

0.207

0.096

0.082

K3

11.8

12.2

7.99

8.49

0.72

0.69

45.2

44.8

0.158

0.195

0.091

0.078

K4

13.5

13.8

8.90

9.40

0.63

0.60

18.88

18.3

0.135

0.172

0.076

0.062

K5

12.7

13.0

8.72

9.22

0.66

0.63

18.45

17.9

0.122

0.159

0.071

0.057

S Em. ±

0.107

0.112

0.071

0.057

0.004

0.004

0.263

0.257

0.002

0.002

0.001

0.001

CD at 5%

0.306

0.320

0.204

0.163

0.010

0.010

0.752

0.734

0.005

0.007

0.002

0.003

Temperature

T1

12.2

12.6

8.47

8.97

0.69

0.66

30.3

29.9

0.146

0.183

0.090

0.076

T2

12.8

13.1

8.29

8.79

0.66

0.63

28.9

28.4

0.180

0.217

0.080

0.066

S Em. ±

0.068

0.071

0.045

0.057

0.002

0.002

0.166

0.162

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

CD at 5%

0.193

0.202

0.129

0.163

0.007

0.006

0.476

0.464

0.003

0.004

0.002

0.002

KMS

P1

12.6

13.0

8.46

8.96

0.67

0.64

29.4

28.9

0.167

0.204

0.086

0.073

P2

12.4

12.7

8.30

8.80

0.68

0.64

29.9

29.4

0.159

0.196

0.084

0.078

S Em. ±

0.06

0.071

0.045

0.057

0.002

0.002

0.166

0.162

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

CD at 5%

0.193

0.202

0.129

0.163

0.007

0.006

0.476

0.464

0.003

0.004

0.002

0.002

* = Score out of 9 marks, **= cfu/ml juice, K1 = Kinnow juice (100%), K2 = Kinnow juice (95%) + Aonla (5%), K3 = Kinnow juice (92%) + Aonla (5%) + Ginger (3%), K4 = Kinnow juice (90%) + Pomegranate (10 %), K5 = Kinnow juice (87%) + Pomegranate (10%) + Ginger (3%), T1 = Processing at 75°C for 15 minute, T2 = Processing at 85°C for 15 minute, P1 = KMS 500 ppm, P2 = KMS 750 ppm Each value is a mean of 3 replication (n=3)
Table 1: Effect of blending ratio, processing temperature and potassium meta-bi-sulphite on physico-chemical quality of juice after 3 months of storage at refrigerated storage condition (4±1°C).