Free sugar and sorbitol content of pear cultivars (Pyrus communis L. and Pyrus serotina Rehd.)

The fruit free sugar content, sorbitol and soluble solids of seventeen European pear cultivars (Pyrus communis L.) and four Asian pear cultivars (Pyrus serotina Rehd.) grown in Slovenia were determined. Pear fruits contain mostly fructose and sorbitol. The smallest contents of glucose and sucrose a...

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Main Authors: Metka HUDINA, Franci ŠTAMPAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2000-03-01
Series:Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/15832