Analisis kandungan karbohidrat pada berbagai tingkat kematangan buah karika (Carica pubescens) di Kejajar dan Sembungan, Dataran Tinggi Dieng, Jawa Tengah

Fitriningrum R, Sugiyarto, Susilowati A. 2013. Analysis of carbohydrate content of various maturity levels of Mountain Papaya (Carica pubescens) fruit from Kejajar and Sembungan Villages, Dieng Plateau, Central Java. Bioteknologi 10: 6-14. Mountain papayas (Carica pubescens Lenne & K. Koch) at Dieng Plateau, Central Java were distributed narrowly (+1400 m.asl until +2400 m.asl). Different altitude could determine the climatic environment factors as well as plant metabolism processes. The aim of this research was to compare the carbohydrates content on various maturity levels of mountain papaya fruit from Kejajar and Sembungan Village, Dieng Plateau. Samples of mountain papaya fruit on various maturity levels i.e: upper part, middle part and lower part, were taken from Kejajar Village (+1400 m.asl) and Sembungan Village (+2400 m.asl). Each sample was analyzed it’s rough fibre part, reducing sugar and total of carbohydrate from it’s seed salute and pericarp. The data was analyzed descriptive-comparatively. Result showed that there was tendency more mature of fruit, it’s total carbohydrates content increased, except the total carbohydrate content of pericarp of mountain papaya fruit from Sembungan Village. More mature of mountain papaya fruit, it’s rough fibre part decreased. Highest of reducing sugar was observed on middle fruit. The total carbohydrates content of mountain papaya from Kejajar Village were higher than from Sembungan Village.