A Physico-Chemical study of different Fig (Ficus Carica L.) varieties in Haramosh valley, Gilgit-Pakistan

DOI: 10.22161/ijeab/1.3.31

Keyword: Physico Chemical, Fig Fruit, Percentage, Nutrients and Sensory Evaluation.

Abstract: The present study was conducted to analysis the basic physico-chemical properties of four Figs (Ficus carica L.) varieties i.e. English Fig, wild fig, dark brown fig and dark black fig and its by-products was prepared in Haramosh valley.Fresh fig fruits were picked or harvested when they begin to soften and the color change indicates maturity. Then washed, cut in quarters, pulped and then the pulp was processed into fig jam and squash. The physico-chemical analysis i.e. pH, total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity, reducing sugar, moisture content and ash content of four fresh varieties of fig were determined while physico-chemical analysisof by-products (Jam and squash) prepared from three fig varieties including english, dark brown and dark black fig was also determined. The results showed that pH and moisture content were gradually decreased in all samples during storage interval whereas TSS, titratable acidity, reducing sugar and ash content increased. Regarding physico-chemical analysis of by-products TSS, acidity, reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar and total sugar increased while pH decreased during storage interval.The maximum mean value for pH, moisture content and ash content was found in English fig however for TSS and reducing sugar maximum value was observed in dark black fig. Data regarding titratable acidity highest value was recorded from wild fig. Furthermore pysico-chemical properties of by-products shows that maximum mean value of pH was detected in dark brown fig whereas maximum value of acidity, TSS, reducing sugar and total sugar was recorded from English fig, however maximum value of non-reducing sugar was observed in dark black fig. It may be concluded from the study that English fig is favorable for a long period of storage.Moreover it is concluded that processing of fig fruit pulp into jam and squash resulted in a significant increase in physico-chemical characteristics such as TSS, titratable acidiy and sugar content however decreases its pH. The processing of fig fruit pulp into jam and squash ensures the safety and quality of the by-products without losing its nutritional and antioxidant benefits.

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Tanveer Abbas, Shamsia Khatoon, Rashid Alam, Babar Hussain, Zubair Hussain, Miaoling Yau Gonzalez, Yawar Abbas, Nawazish Ali, Naveed Hussain et al."A Physico-Chemical study of different Fig (Ficus Carica L.) varieties in Haramosh valley, Gilgit-Pakistan". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 1, no. 3, 2016, pp.517-525 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab/1.3.31

Tanveer Abbas, Shamsia Khatoon, Rashid Alam, Babar Hussain, Zubair Hussain, Miaoling Yau Gonzalez, Yawar Abbas, Nawazish Ali, Naveed Hussain, P.(2016).A Physico-Chemical study of different Fig (Ficus Carica L.) varieties in Haramosh valley, Gilgit-Pakistan. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).1(3), 517-525.10.22161/ijeab/1.3.31

Tanveer Abbas, Shamsia Khatoon, Rashid Alam, Babar Hussain, Zubair Hussain, Miaoling Yau Gonzalez, Yawar Abbas, Nawazish Ali, Naveed Hussain, P.(2016).A Physico-Chemical study of different Fig (Ficus Carica L.) varieties in Haramosh valley, Gilgit-Pakistan. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).1(3), pp.517-525.

Tanveer Abbas, Shamsia Khatoon, Rashid Alam, Babar Hussain, Zubair Hussain, Miaoling Yau Gonzalez, Yawar Abbas, Nawazish Ali, Naveed Hussain. 2016."A Physico-Chemical study of different Fig (Ficus Carica L.) varieties in Haramosh valley, Gilgit-Pakistan". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).1(3):517-525.Doi:10.22161/ijeab/1.3.31

Tanveer Abbas, Shamsia Khatoon, Rashid Alam, Babar Hussain, Zubair Hussain, Miaoling Yau Gonzalez, Yawar Abbas, Nawazish Ali, Naveed Hussain."A Physico-Chemical study of different Fig (Ficus Carica L.) varieties in Haramosh valley, Gilgit-Pakistan", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.1,no. 3, pp.517-525,2016.

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