characteristics

Type of pineapple fruit

       FR       FM        FE
  Appearance   3.00 ± 0.11a   3.20 ± 0.27a   3.00 ± 0.24a
Color 2.60 ± 0.23a 2.50 ± 0.14a 2.60 ± 0.18a
Firmness 2.20 ± 0.15a 2.10 ± 0.21a 2.20 ± 0.20a
Odor 1.60 ± 0.25a 1.50 ± 0.15a 1.50 ± 0.21a
Sweetness 3.70 ± 0.27a 2.80 ± 0.14b 2.60 ± 0.17b
Tartness 2.00 ± 0.22a 3.20 ± 0.19b 3.80 ± 0.22c
Overall acceptability 2.20 ± 0.18a 1.80 ± 0.20b 1.60 ± 0.14b

Fruits FR (fruits derived from conventionally-propagated sucker); fruits FM (fruits derived from in vitro propagation plant); fruits FE (fruits derived from embryogenesis regenerate plants);  f.w (fresh weight). Different letters in the same row indicate significant difference at 5%;  Mean value of three batches analyzed on triplicate.
Table 6: Sensory analysis of pineapple fruits