Physicochemical Characterization of Selected Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Cultivars

The physical and chemical characteristics of five pomegranate cultivars (Mridula, Ganesh, White muscut, G-137 Jalor seedless) were examined in the present investigation. Physical properties different determined such as major diameter (85.05 to 91.62 mm), intermediate (76.85 87.83 minor (79.86 90.01 sphericity (0.903 0.937), fruit weight (294.4 404.14 g), volume (289 387 mL), number arils per fruit, 100 evaluated analysed for varietal difference. In addition, peel moisture content (68.72 74.15% w.b.), aril (78.25 81.82% ash (0.81 1.51%), (0.29 0.53%), juice pH (3.47 3.96), total soluble solids (11.60 13.00 °Brix), titratable acidity (0.42 0.58%), phenolic content, yield (104 186 mL) turbidity (142.20 364.50 NTU) textural properties, like compressive strength/firmness (23.09 34.54 N), cutting strength (84.33 111.35 N) skin puncture force (0.28 0.38 also investigated. Overall results suggested that measured physico-chemical quite by cultivar differences.