On the other hand, the fresh fruits of BARI Strawberry-1
showed lower amount of ascorbic acid (54.00 mg 100 g1)
and it was slightly increased up to 56.00 mg 100 g1 after
2 days of storage. At 3 days of storage 100 g fruits of BARI
Strawberry-1 contained 54.00 mg ascorbic acid. At 2/3rd
maturity stage, fresh fruits of Festival exhibited the highest
ascorbic acid content (76.00 mg 100 g1) followed by Sweet Charlie (72.00 mg 100 g1),
compared to minimum in BARI
Strawberry-1 (60.00 mg 100 g1). After 3 days of storage the
ascorbic acid content of fruits exhibited similar trend and the
same germplasm i.e. Festival exhibited maximum ascorbic acid
content (73.00 mg 100 g1) followed by Sweet Charlie
(70.00 mg 100 g1), while it was the lowest in BARI Strawberry-
1 (52.00 mg 100 g1). Fully matured fresh strawberries
of Festival contained maximum ascorbic acid content
(79.00 mg 100 g1) and it was 67.00 mg/100 after 3 days of
storage, on the contrary fully ripe fresh fruits of BARI Strawberry-
1 contained minimum ascorbic acid (63.00 mg 100 g1)
which was reduced to 45.00 mg 100 g1 after 3 days of storage.
Otta (1984) found that the ascorbic acid was decreased (65–
44 mg/100) in the samples stored at room temperature. The
decrease in ascorbic acid was due to prolonged storage at high
temperature. Cordenunsi et al. (2005) stated the fluctuations in
the ascorbic acid content, and observed that ascorbic acid synthesis
took place during the storage period. Room temperature-
stored Campineiro and Oslo Grand fruits showed no
significant change in ascorbic acid content while Dover showed
a distinct decrease.