The change of fruit quality parameters in day-neutral strawberries cv. Diamante grown out of season

Author: Voca Sandra   Dobricevic Nadica   Druzic Jasmina   Duralija Boris   Babojelic Martina Skendrovic   Dermisek Darijo   Cmelik Zlatko  

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

ISSN: 1465-3478

Source: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Vol.60, Iss.3, 2009-05, pp. : 248-254

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Abstract

This research was conducted on the strawberry cultivar Diamante in continental parts of Croatia. The experiment was designed as four replicates with 100 plants for each harvest time. The quality of strawberries cv. Diamante grown out of season (fruit were picked in the early morning hours at three harvest times: 27 June, 7 September, 28 October) was determined. Total soluble solids (°Brix) ranged from 5.00% to 7.03%, total acidity ranged from 1.05% to 1.12%, total soluble solids/acidity ranged from 4.74 to 6.34, vitamin C ranged from 40.73 mg/100 g fresh weight to 46.68 mg/100 g fresh weight, pH ranged from 3.53 to 3.72, total phenols ranged from 276.48 to 326.76 mg/l, non-flavonoids ranged from 169.50 to 260.53 mg/l, and flavonoids ranged from 44.71 to 106.53 mg/l, respectively. In addition, total anthocyanins ranged from 15.95 to 21.70 mg/l. The lightness L values of fruits ranged from 30.24 to 41.05, chroma C values from 25.92 to 34.13, and Hue angle H values from 44.51 to 56.02. The data showed that cv. Diamante grown out of season is of satisfactory quality.