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Table 3 Chemical parameters of the final wines

From: Production of mixed fruit (pawpaw, banana and watermelon) wine using Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from palm wine

Chemical parameters

Wines

P value

A

B

C

D

Alcohol content (%)

17.50 ± 0.02

16.00 ± 0.02

18.00 ± 0.02

18.50 ± 0.02

>0.05

Total acidity (%)

0.35 ± 0.02

0.88 ± 0.01

0.78 ± 0.02

0.65 ± 0.01

>0.05

Residual acidity (%)

0.13 ± 0.02

0.30 ± 0.02

0.28 ± 0.02

0.22 ± 0.02

>0.05

Volatile acidity (%)

0.24 ± 0.02

0.58 ± 0.02

0.48 ± 0.02

0.44 ± 0.02

>0.05

Specific gravity (kg/l)

0.9784 ± 0.00

0.9800 ± 0.00

0.9780 ± 0.00

0.9740 ± 0.00

>0.05

Density (kg/l)

0.9840 ± 0.00

0.9880 ± 0.00

0.9880 ± 0.00

0.9880 ± 0.00

>0.05

Total solids (%)

0.16 ± 0.02

0.55 ± 0.02

0.43 ± 0.02

0.29 ± 0.02

>0.05

Total sugar (%)

0.77 ± 0.02

0.94 ± 0.02

0.64 ± 0.02

0.54 ± 0.02

>0.05

pH

3.80 ± 0.01

2.50 ± 0.01

3.00 ± 0.01

3.40 ± 0.01

>0.05

Temperature (oC)

28.00 ± 0.07

27.50 ± 0.07

28.00 ± 0.07

27.00 ± 0.07

>0.05

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; Significant different are taken at P < 0.05
  2. A pawpaw and watermelon wine, B pawpaw and banana wine, C pawpaw, banana and watermelon wine, D banana and watermelon wine