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QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF STRAWBERRY (Fragaria ? ananassa Duch.) CULTIVATED IN RAJSHAHI REGION OF BANGLADESH (Pages : 35 - 38)

Fruit quality of two strawberry variety viz., RABI-3 and American Festival cultivated in the Rajshahi region of Bangladesh were investigated. Strawberry fruits of RABI-3 cultivar have moisture content 91.7%, dry matter 8.2%, pH 2.9, total soluble solids 9.1%,vitamin C 68.6 mg/100g, total sugar 5.6% reducing sugar1.7%, non-reducing sugar 3.7%, acidity 1.1%, and sugar acid ratio 5.1%. Whereas American verity has moisture content 92.7%, dry matter 7.3%, pH 2.7, total soluble solids 7.1%, vitamin C 65.9 mg/100g, total sugar 5.1%, reducing sugar 1.5%, non reducing sugar 3.4%, acidity 1.6% and sugar acid ratio 3.4%. Therefore, the fruit quality of strawberry var. RABI-3 is better than that of var. American festival.Download