Study on Analysis of Vitamin C and β-Carotene Levels From Tamarillo (Solanum betaceaum Cav.) Fruit Produced Between Shoot Grafting of Tamarillo with Lancing Plant (Solanum mauritianum)

Zaidar, Emma
Safitri, Irma
Yusak, Yuniarti

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NATURAL RESOURCES (JCNaR)
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Chemical Natural Resources

Research on studies analysis levels of vitamin C and β-carotene of the Tamarillo fruit shoot grafting between the Tamarillo plant and Lancing plant has been conducted. Analysis of vitamin C level was performed by iodometric method, and analysis of β- carotene levels were calculated using UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The research result showed that the level of vitamin C of Tamarillo fruit was 1.596%, the level of vitamin C of Lancing fruit was 0.401%, and the level of vitamin C of Tamarillo fruit grafting outcomes was 1.202%. While the level of β-carotene of Tamarillo fruit was 208.95 ppm, the level of β-carotene of Lancing fruit was 36.11 ppm and the level of - carotene of Tamarillo fruit grafting outcomes was 253.64 ppm. It can be concluded that the vitamin C levels of Tamarillo fruit grafting outcomes decreased slightly. While the β-carotene levels of Tamarillo fruit grafting outcomes increased.