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Juice content (%)
At maturity stage, a slightly variation on juice content was noticed with respect to apple cultivars. Highest juice
content was recorded in Golden delicious (73.9%) followed by Red delicious (70.1%) while lower (70.0%) in
Royal delicious (Figure 2B). Juice content of apples decreased after storage. After three months of storage, the
juice content was 41% in Golden delicious followed by Red delicious (35.0%) and lowest in Royal delicious
(33.5%).The loss of juice percent during storage was higher in Royal delicious (57.4%) followed by Red delicious
(52.1%) while lower in Golden delicious (44.5%). More juice loss percent on Royal delicious might be due to
over ripening resulting mealiness and softening of fruits.
Figure 2 Quality parameters of apple cultivars after harvesting and storage for 90 days under normal room condition (11.8
°
C and 65%
RH) at HRS, Rajikot, Jumla for Two consecutive years (2013-2014)
