Open AccessCOMPARATIVE CONSUMER AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF DEL MONTE HAWAI`I GOLD AND SMOOTH CAYENNE PINEAPPLE CULTIVARS
Author(s) -
RAMSAROOP RAYMOND E.S.,
SAULO AURORA A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of food quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1745-4557
pISSN - 0146-9428
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2007.00111.x
Subject(s) - titratable acid , cultivar , tropical fruit , brix , horticulture , food science , mathematics , chemistry , botany , biology , sugar
Del Monte Hawai`i Gold (Del Monte Fresh Produce [Hawai`i], Inc., Honolulu, HI), an experimental hybrid clone of Smooth Cayenne pineapple, was found to have significantly higher ( P < 0.0001) pH, °Brix/acid ratio, yellow color, total carotenoid content and vitamin C than Smooth Cayenne, while the titratable acidity of Smooth Cayenne was significantly higher ( P < 0.0001). Hawai`i consumers also significantly liked and preferred Del Monte Hawai`i Gold more than Smooth Cayenne pineapples when presented in three different forms: whole, unpeeled pineapple, pineapple spears and single‐strength juice. Results suggest that Del Monte Hawai`i Gold can surpass Smooth Cayenne as the market standard for fresh pineapples and for single‐strength pineapple juice.