Short Communication Effect of Sucrose and Potassi um Metabisulphite on the Physi cochemical and Microbial Analysis of Apricot Pulp

Abstract

Effect  of d i fferent  con centrati on s of  su crose  and  potassi um  metabi sul ph i t e  on  th e  apri cot  pu l p  was  studi ed fortnight l y for 90 days throu gh ph ys icoch em ical and m icrobial an a l ysi s. No sign i ficant change i n total sol u bl e sol id s (TSS) of apricot  pu l p was observed d ur i n g the storage. Ac i dity and n on-red uci n g sugar si gn i ficantl y (p<0.05) decreased , w h i l e pH  and  reduci ng su gars si gn i ficantl y (p<0.05)  i ncreased  d ur i n g th e storage.  Sampl es wi t h  added  20%  sucro se an d  0.2% potassi um metab i sul ph ite, packed i n pl astic and gl ass contai ners, had negl i gi b l e m i crobi a l popul at i on , m a i ntai n ed m ax i m u m n utri ents and the best sen sory character istics d u ri n g the storage. Stora ge d u ration  and treatmen t s h ad si gn i fi cant (p< 0.05) effect on  pH , acid i ty, non  red u ci n g su gars and total  fu n gal  cou nt , w h i l e on TSS (tota l  sol ubl e sol i ds) an d  red uci n g sugar, th e effect  of treatment s was  n on si gn ificant (p<0.05).