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Table 1 Feedstock watermelons employed and their respective juice compositions

From: Watermelon juice: a promising feedstock supplement, diluent, and nitrogen supplement for ethanol biofuel production

Watermelon source

Cultivar

(Glucose)

(%, w/v)

(Fructose)

(%, w/v)

(Sucrose)

(%, w/v)

(Amino N)

μmol/ml)

(Citrulline)

μmol/ml)

2007 Hinton, OK, USA

Crunchy Red

1.4

2.8

3.0

16.3

6.3

2007 Terral, OK, USA

Unknown

2.0

3.6

2.0

33.6

15.4

2008 Louisiana, USA

Summer Flavor 800

1.9

3.5

2.8

33.9

12.6

2008 Lane, OK, USA

Sangria

1.9

3.6

2.8

17.7

5.8

2008 Lane, OK, USA

Dixie Lee

1.7

3.1

1.8

19.9

3.7