Table 3 The percentage of moisture, dry matter, crude fiber, ash, total soluble solids (TSS), and titratable acidity (TA) as well as total soluble solids/titratable acidity (TSS/TA) ratio of ‘zaghloul’ date palm fruits as affected by exogenous applications of pollen grain of aqueous (PGA) or ethanolic (PGE) extract.
Exogenous application treatment | Moisture (%) | Dry matter (%) | Crude fiber (%) | Ash (%) | Total Soluble Solid (TSS) (%) | Titratable acidity (TA) (%) | TSS/TA Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 70.50 ± 0.2a | 29.50 ± 0.2c | 0.47 ± 0.01c | 2.65 ± 0.06b | 26.62 ± 0.3b | 0.470 ± 0.01a | 55.30 ± 0.5b |
PGA | 66.50 ± 0.2b | 33.50 ± 0.2b | 0.63 ± 0.01b | 4.64 ± 0.04a | 30.64 ± 0.8a | 0.21 ± 0.01b | 153.00 ± 0.8a |
PGE | 60.10 ± 0.3c | 39.70 ± 0.3a | 0.86 ± 0.03a | 5.30 ± 0.04a | 32.33 ± 0.6a | 0.18 ± 0.01b | 161.50 ± 0.9a |
