Treatments
pH
°Brix
physical stability (% settled solids)
Control
4.90 ± 0.11
b
10.65 ± 0.50a
22.04 ± 0.69
de
40% 10 min
5.08 ± 0.05
c
10.20 ± 0.00
a
31.09 ± 0.47
f
40% 15 min
4.90 ± 0.03
b
13.00 ± 0.00
c
22.37 ± 0.91
de
40% 25 min
4.91 ± 0.02
b
13.20 ± 0.00
c
23.14 ± 0.93
e
60% 10 min
4.77 ± 0.05
a
12.20 ± 0.00
b
22.04 ± 1.86
de
60% 15 min
4.93 ± 0.00
b
13.00 ± 0.00
c
18.72 ± 0.55
b
60% 25 min
4.78 ± 0.07
a
13.20 ± 0.00
c
20.91 ± 0.61
cd
80% 3 min
5.08 ± 0.04
c
10.20 ± 0.00
a
21.01 ± 1.00
cd
80% 5 min
5.05 ± 0.01
c
10.27 ± 0.05
a
21.10 ± 0.77
cd
80% 8 min
5.05 ± 0.01
c
10.27 ± 0.05
a
19.14 ± 0.67
b
80% 10 min
5.12 ± 0.06
c
10.70 ± 1.00
a
20.07 ± 1.16
bc
80% 15 min
4.86 ± 0.02
ab
13.05 ± 0.10
c
16.93 ± 0.47
a
80 % 25 min
4.88 ± 0.06
b
13.40 ± 0.00
c
19.41 ± 0.29
bc
Table 2:
Values of pH, °Brix (Total soluble solids) and physical stability (% settled solids) in cactus pear green juice.
a-d
Values within a column followed by the same letters are not significant difference
p
<0.05.
