Quality evaluation of five tomato hybrids solanum lycopersicum l. for the production of artisanal nectars, in San Marcos

Abstract

The agribusiness of artisanal tomato cultivation is part of rural enterprises such as packaging and conservation of vegetables, agribusiness technologies demanded by the committee of local actors of the tomato chain of the CRIA IICA program. The quality evaluation of five tomato hybrids for the production of artisanal nectars was carried out with the purpose of determining the best characteristics of internal quality (°Brix, pH) and external quality (flavor, color, acidity) of the hybrids: Retana f1, Toliman f1, Resistant f1, Tolstoy f1, Lancelot f1. It was determined that all the hybrids met the minimum content of °Brix between 4.2 and 5.5, in pH the Lancelot and Tolstoi hybrids fluctuate between 4.2 and 4.4, as established by the regulations (CODEX 2005). In the sensory analysis, it was reported that there are significant statistical differences for the tomato hybrids, in color attribute. The judges showed a greater preference for the hybrid resistant score of 7.22. The nectar with the highest acidity is the Tolstoy hybrid, with a score of 8.71, and a general impression with a score of 8.94 Toliman, 8.90 Lancelot, 7.03 Retana and 6.43 Resistant. It is concluded that the Resistant, Retan and Tolsoi hybrids have the ideal quality parameters for the production of artisanal nectars.