Regional Fruit Research Station, Punjab Agricultural University, Abohar, 152 116
Dancy tangerine (Citrus tangerina Tanaka), which is a severely granulated species of citrus in arid-irrigated tract of Punjab, was studied for various quality attributes at varying intensities of granulation and also by transversely cutting the fruit into three equal portions viz., stem-end, middle and styler-end of the fruits. Peel and rag percentage was more while pulp and juice percentage was less in granulated fruits as compared to the normal ones. TSS, acidity, and total sugars were decreased whereas ascorbic acid showed increase with the intensity of granulation. Similar trend was followed in various transverse sections of the fruits as stem-end represented granulated portion and styler-end as normal portion of the fruit. Moisture percentage was higher in granulated fruit/granulated portion of the fruit as compared to normal ones.
