Physical properties of the mature-green golden apple (Spondias Cytherea Sonnerat) / Mohd Haris Ridzuan Ooi Abdullah and Ch'ng Pei Eng

Some physical properties of golden apple (Spondias cytherea Sonnerat) at green-mature stage were determined in this work. The mean wet basis moisture content of the fruit was 89.38 ± 0.48 %. The fruit has an average length, width and thickness of 46.92 ± 2.77 mm, 31.81 ± 1.90 mm and 31.88 ± 1.98 mm,...

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Main Authors: Ooi Abdullah, Mohd Haris Ridzuan (Author), Ch'ng, Pei Eng (Author)
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Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pulau Pinang, 2022-03.
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Summary:Some physical properties of golden apple (Spondias cytherea Sonnerat) at green-mature stage were determined in this work. The mean wet basis moisture content of the fruit was 89.38 ± 0.48 %. The fruit has an average length, width and thickness of 46.92 ± 2.77 mm, 31.81 ± 1.90 mm and 31.88 ± 1.98 mm, respectively. In terms of its geometric mean diameter, sphericity, aspect ratio and surface area, the reported average values were 36.22 ± 1.84 mm, 77.29 ± 3.30 %, 67.93 ± 4.40 % and 4132.06 ± 417.48 mm2 , respectively. The mean value for mass, volume, true density, bulk density and porosity of the fruit were 26.868 ± 3.963 g, 26100.00 ± 3871.55 mm3 , 1055.14 ± 12.19 kgm-3 , 646.28 ± 58.02 kgm-3 and 38.75 ± 5.46 %, respectively. The average value of static friction coefficient for the fruit against four types of structural surface were found to be ranging from 0.419 ± 0.049 for galvanized steel sheet to 0.475 ± 0.041 for rubber surface. The data obtained in this study may be useful to facilitate the design of machines and tools for postharvest handling and processing of the fruit.
Item Description:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/62594/1/62594.pdf