摘要：In this study some physical and chemical properties of loquat fruit, which are grown extremely in Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Sea region of Turkey, were determined. As materials being used three domestic, four foreign and a wild variety of loquat fruit obtained from the loquat garden of Antalya Citrues and Greenhouse Research Institute were used. The weight of fruits harvested in ripe stage were ranged between 14.00-33.46 g, 80.96-87.65% for the ratio of flush, 1-6 for number of seed, 2.17-5.35 g for the weight of seed, 12.35-19.04% for the ratio weight of seed the mean values some chemical properties in pulps were as fallow: 11.08% soluble dry matter, 3.39 pH, 0.75% total acidity (malic acid), 9.78% total sugar, 9.29% reducing sugar, 0.49% sucrose, 0.42% total ash, 8.91 formol number and 0.30% cellulose. The amount of minerals were also found as K 1246.8, Ca 273.1, Na 240.9, Mg 167, Fe 17.2, Cu 9.6, Mn 0.94, and Zn 5.21 mg/kg in pulps.
