Characteri ?? sticas Fi ?? SICAS AND PHYSICAL Thu ?? MICAS CUPUAÇUS OF DIFFERENT FORMATS.

• Autor(a) principal: Matos, Carlyle Brito
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Souza, Cilene Nascimento, Faria, José Cláudio, Oliveira, Sergio José Ribeiro de, Santos, Lindolfo Pereira dos, Sacramento, Célio Kersul do
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Ciências Agrárias (Belém. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ajaes.ufra.edu.br/index.php/ajaes/article/view/158

The cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum Schum) has been grown commercially in southern Bahia as an alternative to the diversification of the regional horticulture. However, due to seed propagation, the plants show great variability in production and fruit quality. The fruits have variations on format and size, according to known morphological descriptors. The objective of this study is to evaluate the physical, chemical and physical characteristics, and pulp yield cupuaçus with different shapes (round, elliptical, obovate, oblong and ovate) produced in southern Bahia. Fruits were collected in two orchards in the municipality of Ilheus, BA, and grouped according formats. We used a completely randomized design with five treatments (fruit shape), six repetitions (trials) and 15 fruits per experimental unit. There were no significant differences with respect to fruits, on the main parameters related to the industrial yield (pulp yield, total soluble solids, titratable acidity), and means were equal to 1,305 g for fruit weight, 37.40% for pulp yield, 13.61 ° Brix total soluble solids, 3.02% for titratable acidity and pH 3.11.