This experiment was carried cut to investigate the relationship between nitrite and ascorbic acid contents in two kinds of tomato fruits namely, Bokwang, Suekwang, which were different distinguished in growth periods during culture.
The results obtai...
This experiment was carried cut to investigate the relationship between nitrite and ascorbic acid contents in two kinds of tomato fruits namely, Bokwang, Suekwang, which were different distinguished in growth periods during culture.
The results obtained were as follows.
The nitrate content in two kinds of tomato fruits was relatively higher in Bokwang than Suekwang.
It indicated high content as 5.8-12.5 ppm in flesh and 0.3-2.5 ppm in gelatinous pulp.
In the beginning of growth period, nitrate content in flesh was 50-62.5ppm, and in the latter period was 21.3-38.4ppm.
In the case of gelatinous pulp, it was decreased from 14.0-16.2ppm in the beginnig period to 9.3-10.7ppm in the latter period.
In the case of nitite, there was no difference between two varieties. Nitrite content during growth increased from 0.15ppm to 0.21ppm in flesh and from 0.06ppm to 0.1ppm in gelatinous pulp.
There was no difference between two varieties during growth in total ascorbic acid content and its concentration was 24.2-27.5mg in gelatinous pulp and was 13.8-18.6mg in flesh.
The difference between two parts was about 10mg. In the changes of nitrate and nitrite content in tomato fruits, nitrate was decreased, whereas nitrite content was increased.
In the changes of nitrate and ascorbic acid content in tomato fruits, nitrate content was decreased but that of ascorbic acid was increased slightly.
In the changes of nitrite and ascorbic acid content in tomato fruits, nitrite content was increased and that of ascorbic acid was slightly increased too.