Studies of physical and chemical and food safety indicators of melon varieties «Kolkhoznitsa» and «Mirzachulskaya»

The article determines physical and chemical parameters, vitamin composition, mineral elements, organic acids, and fatty acid composition of the "Kolkhoznitsa" and "Mirzachulskaya" melon varieties. The results of the studies did not reveal the excess of the permissible concentrations of such toxic elements like arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, the presence of toxic pesticides hexachlorocyclohexane (HCG) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), mold, the amount of the number of mesophilic aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms (NMAFAM) and yeast is within the permissible limits. In view of the rich chemical composition of the melon varieties "Kolkhoznitsa" and "Mirzachulskaya", it is advisable to use them for processing and production of long-term storage products, high nutritional and biological value in order to expand the range of products from non-traditional types of food raw materials with a high content of biologically active substances.