Ponkan (Hokkien Chinese: 椪柑; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòng-kam); Citrus poonensis; "Chinese Honey Orange") is a high-yield sweet Citrus cultivar with large fruits in the size of an orange. It is a citrus hybrid (mandarin × pomelo), [1] though it was once thought to be a pure mandarin. [2][3]

Oct 1, 2018 · Ponkan (Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. Ponkan) is one of the most important tangerine cultivars, being China and Brazil the major producers [18]. It is a sweet and easy to peel fruit [18] mainly consumed freshly but also processed as juice [19].

As a by-product of citrus processing, ponkan (Citrus reticulata Blanco, cv. Ponkan) peel residue is a source of high quality dietary fiber (DF). To make a full utilization of this resource and give a better understanding on the probiotic function of ...

Sep 1, 2018 · Cell wall polysaccharides from ponkan peel were investigated with the aim of gain knowledge about their potential for different applications and the use of ponkan peel as raw material for pectin extraction.

A central composite experimental design was used to evaluate the influence of pH, extraction time and liquid: solid ratio on the yield and uronic acid content of the pectin from ponkan peel.

Dec 7, 2022 · Ponkan Tangerine Tree Characteristics. The Ponkan Tangerine tree is a good choice for those with smaller gardens. On average, the tree only grows up to eight feet tall. There are some variations of this citrus tree that can get as tall as twenty feet, but those are rarities.

Aug 5, 2012 · Three polymethoxylated flavones (PMFs) including nobiletin (NOB), tangeretin (TAN) and 5-demethylnobiletin (5-DN) were separated from Ponkan (Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. Ponkan) peel by high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC) with a two-phase solvent system composed of n -hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:0.8:1:1, v:v:v:v).

Oct 1, 2018 · The results showed that ponkan peel may be used as a source of citrus pectin in the regions where this species is cultivated. Keywords: Pectin; Response surface methodology; Structural characterization.

Feb 3, 2016 · The relationship between V-ATPase and citric acid was investigated, using the citrus tangerine varieties ‘Ordinary Ponkan (OPK)’ and an early maturing mutant ‘Zaoshu Ponkan (ZPK)’. Five...

Recently, we reported a study on the optimization of pectin 73 extraction from ponkan (Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. Ponkan) peel (Colodel, 74 Vriesmann, Teófilo & Petkowicz, 2018). Ponkan is a citrus species belonging to 75 the group of mandarins, being the most cultivated mandarin in the world, mainly 76 in Brazil, China and India (Kahn ...