Table 1. Physical properties of jelly incorporated with different concentrations of apricot juice concentrate (AJC)

Property AJC (%)
0 7.5 15 22.5 30
pH 6.62±0.06a 6.27±0.05b 6.05±0.02c 5.83±0.15d 5.65±0.04e
Moisture content (%) 86.84±0.21a 84.65±0.26b 82.28±0.19c 77.52±0.19d 72.15±0.48e
Total soluble solids (°Brix) 0.92±0.08e 1.24±0.05d 1.46±0.05c 1.74±0.05b 2.00±0.07a
Hardness (N) 3.64±0.15e 3.86±0.21d 4.35±0.41c 5.65±0.33b 6.58±0.27a
Color L* 38.37±0.35a 31.21±0.92b 31.06±0.61b 30.50±1.03b 29.28±0.72c
a* -1.48±0.02e 6.14±0.25d 7.52±0.15c 9.78±0.11b 14.58±0.31a
b* 5.86±0.12e 10.63±0.71d 13.45±0.44c 16.03±0.59b 20.44±0.63a
Means within the same row with a different letter (a-e) are significantly different (p<0.05).