Table 3.
Physicochemical properties of imported Valencia oranges with different sizes

Properties Size
Small Medium Large
pH 3.85±0.051)b 3.88±0.01ab 3.93±0.01a
Total soluble solids (TSS) (°Brix) 10.87±0.06a 11.17±0.15a 11.20±0.26a
Total acidity (TA) (%) 1.06±0.01a 1.01±0.01ab 0.97±0.07b
TSS/TA ratio 10.22±0.08b 11.10±0.28ab 11.62±1.08a
Reducing sugar (%) 3.58±0.17b 4.32±0.11a 4.32±0.05a
Vitamin C (mg%) 40.00±0.01b 40.15±1.48b 41.79±0.63a
Mean ± S.D (n=10).
Values with different superscripts within the row are significantly different at p<0.05 based on Duncan's multiple range test.