[Biochemical composition and processing usability of imported pumpkin cultivars]
2001
Danilcenko, H. | Paulauskiene, A. (Lithuanian University of Agriculture, Kaunas-Akademia (Lithuania))
Pumkins of various imported cultivars were grown at the Experimental Station of Lithuanian University of Agriculture in the period of 1997-1998. The material consisted of six Cucurbita pepo cultivars and two Cucurbita maxima cultivars. Their biochemical composition (dry matter, soluble dry matter, beta-carotene, vitamin C) and technological characteristics (diameter, mass, pulp percentage) were investigated and their suitability to jam making was evaluated by sensory tests (color, appearance, taste, aroma, consistency). The investigated pumpkins contained 5.07-24.14% of dry matter, 2.93-11.85% of soluble dry matter, beta-carotene - 16-455.90 mg/kg and vitamin C - 28.90-504.50 mg/kg. Among these cultivars, "Buttercup" showed the highest nutritional quality, "Jack O'Lantern" the best technological characteristics (the greatest amount of pulp percentage in comparison to fruit mass). Cultivars "Yellow Crookneck" and "Vegetable Spaghetti" appeared to be the best for jam making.
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