Studies on physico-chemical properties of developed jackfruit squash from different genotypes

Abstract

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus. L) is an important fruit of India grown in most of the southern and north-eastern states of India. A study was conducted to develop squash from different genotypes viz., (HV-1, Swarna halasu, Muttom varikka, Lalbagh madhura and HRS) and storing for 3 months at ambient and refrigerated temperatures. The results of the study revealed that the squash stored under refrigerated temperature maintained intact all the biochemical parameters such as pH, TSS, acidity, ascorbic acid, reducing and total sugars throughout the storage period when compared to samples stored at ambient condition which was stable up to one-two month in all selected genotypes with some significant differences at both storage conditions respectively.