Physicochemical properties Fruit weight and seed weight were measured using
digital balance (SK-5001, A&D, Japan). The flesh weight was computed by subtracting seed weight
from fruit weight. The fruit volume was determined by water displacement (ml) and specific gravity was calculated by dividing the weight of the fruit by the volume of the fruit. To determine the titratableacidity (TTA), samples were crushed and blended in aWaring blender (USA). Ten ml of blended samples were diluted with 50 ml of water before titrated with 0.1 N NaOH and calculated as percent citric acid. Blended undiluted sample was used to measure the total soluble solids, results were expressed as Brix using Abbe refractometer at 20 °C and the pH was
determined using a pH meter from the undiluted
samples. Lycopene was extracted using a mixture