Unique Mangosteen from Tembilahan
Typical traits Mangosteen Tembilahan
During these known only one type of mangosteen. But this is indeed one of the mangosteen other than others. Distinguishing this with mangosteen mangosteen was in the form of fruit, fruit stalk length, shape and size of the cupat the number of markers or the segment of fruit (stigma lobe), and the number of segments of the fruit. Mangosteen are common we encounter on the market or exported round (ratio height/diameter fruit > 0.84), length 2.5-3 cm fruit stalks, fruit skin thickness 0.5-1.0 cm, the number of segment pieces 5 to 8, and the stigma lobe forms a round with medium-size. The size of the stigma lobe is determined by calculating the ratio of the diameter of the fruit/the diameter of the stigma lobes.
Generally the mangosteen has a stigma lobes with a size of 30-40% the diameter of the fruit. The uniqueness of the mangosteen fruit is located in a somewhat flattened shape (ratio height/diameter of approximately 0.5), shorter fruit stalks (1.0-1.6 cm in diameter), shape the stigma lobes ellip Sunday and the size of the stigma lobes
Other Privileges from Tembilahan Mangosteen mangosteen is a fruit from a sample, which has acquired a sense of sweet and slightly sour (fresh sweet) with a degree of sweetness or total dissolved solids average 16.79 oBrix meaning that mangosteen has a sweeter taste fresh. The flesh of the fruit is more dense and water levels were lower than the average moisture content of mangosteen in General which is about 77%. Whereas in general the mangosteen water content above 80%. In addition when it opened almost not found on either the yellow SAP of the pericarp in the meat and fruit. This information needs to be evaluated further. On table 1, Figure 1, 2, and 3 information presented several important morphological characters and the quality of its fruit, compared with mangosteen from West Pasaman, West Sumatra.
Table 1 . Comparison of Local mangosteen with mangosteen Tembilahan Pasaman
| Tembilahan | Mangosteen Pasaman | |
| fruit shape | Slightly flattened (ratio inggi / fruit diameter = 0.80) | Rounded (ratio height / diameter fruit = .0.85) |
| fruit stalk Length(cm) | 1.0 -1.6 | 1.7-2.9 |
| fruit Weights (g) | 70-130 | 70-200 |
| Thick rind (cm) | 0.6 -1.1 | 0.8-1.0 |
| form of stigma lobe | Ellip | Rounded |
| Size Round stigma lobe | 35 – 44% diameter fruits | 31 – 35 % diameter fruits |
| The number of fruit segments | 5-11 | 5-7 |
| number of seeds | 1 – 3 | 1-3 |
| Total dissolved solids (oBrix) | 16.79 | 14.92 |
| moisture content (%) | 77.49 | 86.42% |
| edible Portion (%) | 27.84 % | 31% |
| yellow Sap (%) | < 2 % | 50 % |
source : Balai Penelitian Tanaman Buah Tropika
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