Table 1

FRESH SUGARCANE JUICE	R1^a	R2^b	R3^c
Extraction yield1 (%)	54.7^a ± 5.5	54.9^a ± 5.5	52.1^a ± 5.9
pH	5.16^a ± 0.16	5.27^a ± 0.08	5.27^a ± 0.31
Soluble solids (°Brix)	21.1^a ± 2.2	18.3^a ± 4.0	20.3^a ± 3.2
Titratable acidity (% citric acid)	0.052^a ± 0.015	0.050^a ± 0.009	0.047^a ± 0.011
ACIDIFIED JUICE
pH	4.19^a ± 0.16	4.07^a ± 0.21	3.96^a ± 0.17
Soluble solids (°Brix)	20.1^a ± 2.6	20.1^a ± 4.6	19.7^a ± 2.5
Titratable acidity (% citric acid)	0.175^a ± 0.033	0.163^a ± 0.013	0.167^a ± 0.046

^aR1 - average of batches 1, 4 and 7 (pasteurized at 85°C/30 s).
^bR2 - average of batches 2, 5 and 8 (pasteurized at 90°C/30 s).
^cR3 - average of batches 3, 6 and 9 (pasteurized at 95°C/30 s).
1In relation to peeled sugarcane. Mean values followed by the same letter, in the same row, are not different (p>0.05).

Table 1: Average physicochemical characteristics of the acidified sugarcane juice beverage processed in each replicate.