| |
pH |
TSS |
Total Acidity |
TSS/Acidity Ratio |
Clarity (660nm) |
| Control |
3.78 ± 0.014 |
4.2 ± 0.1 |
0.25 ± 0.01 |
16.80 |
2.28 ± 0.046 |
| 1KGY |
3.71 ± 0.01 |
4.5 ± 0.0 |
0.27 ± 0.005 |
16.67 |
2.29 ± 0.076 |
| 3KGY |
3.81 ± 0.024 |
4.0 ± 0.1 |
0.25 ± 0.01 |
16.00 |
2.35 ± 0.054 |
| 5KGY |
3.86 ± 0.018 |
3.8 ± 0.05 |
0.23 ± 0.01 |
16.52 |
2.34 ± 0.061 |
|
| *Total acidity expressed as citric acid (mg/100g) |
| Table 2: Effect of γ- irradiation on the physico-chemical attributes of sweet melon juice. |
