Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of quince fruit pulp collected from different locations

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Localities	Longitude	Latitude	Environmental conditions
Rawalakot (L1)	73° 48ʹ to 73° 80ʹ E	33° 51ʹ to 33° 85ʹ N	Cold winter, mild summer
Hajira (L2)	73° 53ʹ to 45.96ʹ’ E	33° 46´ to 18.12ʹ’ N	Mild winter, hot summer
Abbaspur (L3)	73° 58´ to 38.89ʹ’ E	33° 48´ to 43.56ʹ’ N	Mild winter, hot summer
Mandhole (L4)	73° 57´ to 36.87ʹ’ E	33° 40´ to 48.96ʹ’ N	Mild winter, hot summer
Thorar (L5)	33.8474ʹ N	73.6398 E	Cold winter, mild summer

Table 1. The fruit weight and pulp weight of quince fruit from different localities.

Treatments	Fruit weight (g) (mean± SE)	Pulp weight (g) (mean± SE)
L1	273.00 ± 8.19D	265.33 ± 10.02D
L2	290.67 ± 9.07C	284.00 ± 13.53C
L3	276.67 ± 7.64D	272.00 ± 11.14C
L4	344.00 ± 12.77B	335.00 ± 14.53B
L5	378.67 ± 6.51A	370.00 ± 10.54A

Results are expressed as mean ± SE of replications (n = 3). Means sharing similar letters are statistically nonsignificant (P > 0.05). L₁: Locality Abbaspur; L₂: Locality Hajira; L₃: Locality Mandhole; L₄: Locality Rawalakot; L₅: Locality Thorar.

Table 2. Chemical analysis of quince fruit pulp.

Treatments	pH (mean ± SE)	Acidity (%) (mean ± SE)	TSS (mean ± SE)	Moisture(%) (mean ± SE)	Ash (%) (mean ± SE)	Fat (%) (mean ± SE)	Fiber (%) (mean ± SE)	Protein (%) (mean ± SE)
L1	3.36 ± 0.01B	1.13 ± 0.01D	13.94 ± 0.02C	83.94 ± 0.05C	0.42 ± 0.03C	0.21 ± 0.02AB	1.57 ± 0.03BC	0.44 ± 0.02BC
L2	3.44 ± 0.02A	1.21 ± 0.01B	14.08 ± 0.01B	84.09 ± 0.09ABC	0.52 ± 0.02B	0.24 ± 0.03A	1.65 ± 0.05A	0.40 ± 0.03C
L3	3.31 ± 0.03C	1.11 ± 0.02D	14.17 ± 0.02AB	84.16 ± 0.19AB	0.56 ± 0.05B	0.17 ± 0.02BC	1.56 ± 0.01C	0.49 ± 0.03A
L4	3.36 ± 0.02B	1.17 ± 0.01C	14.16 ± 0.12AB	84.04 ± 0.06BC	0.44 ± 0.02C	0.21 ± 0.02A	1.62 ± 0.02AB	0.43 ± 0.02BC
L5	3.43 ± 0.01A	1.25 ± 0.02A	14.22 ± 0.02A	84.27 ± 0.11A	0.62 ± 0.03A	0.15 ± 0.02C	1.56 ± 0.04C	0.46 ± 0.02AB

Results are expressed as mean ± SE of replications (n = 3). Means sharing similar letters are statistically nonsignificant (P > 0.05). L₁: Locality Abbaspur; L₂: Locality Hajira; L₃: Locality Mandhole; L₄: Locality Rawalakot;  L₅: Locality Thorar.

Table 3. Carbohydrate, reducing sugar, and non-reducing sugars of quince fruit pulp.

Treatments	Carbohydrate (%) (mean ± SE)	Reducing sugar (%) (mean± SE)	Nonreducing sugar (%) (mean± SE)
L1	13.38 ± 0.11 A	4.92 ± 0.03 C	4.43 ± 0.05 CD
L2	13.06 ± 0.10 BC	5.02 ± 0.12 BC	4.53 ± 0.04 AB
L3	13.24 ± 0.16 AB	5.12 ± 0.02 AB	4.47 ± 0.04 BC
L4	13.12 ± 0.11 BC	5.15 ± 0.05 A	4.61 ± 0.06 A
L5	12.98 ± 0.07 D	4.97 ± 0.03 C	4.36 ± 0.04 D

Results are expressed as mean ± SE of replications (n = 3). Means sharing similar letters are statistically nonsignificant (P > 0.05). L₁: Locality Abbaspur; L₂: Locality Hajira; L₃: Locality Mandhole; L₄: Locality Rawalakot; L₅: Locality Thorar).

Figure 1. Ascorbic acid (mg/100 g) of quince fruit pulp.

L₁: Locality Abbaspur; L₂: Locality Hajira; L₃: Locality Mandhole; L₄: Locality Rawalakot; L₅: Locality Thorar.

Figure 2. Total phenolic content of quince fruit pulp.

L₁: Locality Abbaspur; L₂: Locality Hajira; L₃: Locality Mandhole; L₄: Locality Rawalakot; L₅: Locality Thorar.

Figure 3. Antioxidant activity (%) of quince fruit pulp.

L₁: Locality Abbaspur; L₂: Locality Hajira; L₃: Locality Mandhole; L₄: Locality Rawalakot; L₅: Locality Thorar.