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T1 Phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars grown in Spain
A1 Mena, Pedro
A1 Garcia-Viguera, Cristina
A1 Navarro-Rico, Javier
A1 Moreno, Diego A.
A1 Bartual, Julián
A1 Saura, Domingo
A1 Marti, Nuria
AB BACKGROUND: The study of 15 pomegranate cultivars was carried out in order to demonstrate the wide diversity among the quality of Spanish pomegranates, and compared to 'Wonderful' cultivars, which are used worldwide for industrial purposes. Juice yield, quality parameters, organic acids and sugars, colour, vitamin C, ellagic acid, punicalagins, anthocyanins, total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, and sensory properties were measured. RESULTS: A considerable variation was found between 'Wonderful' and pomegranates of Spanish origin, according to both cluster analysis and principal component analysis. 'Wonderful' juices displayed large antioxidant activity and a polyphenol content with very high acidity. In contrast, 'Mollar de Elche' showed fewer anthocyanins although it had very superior organoleptical properties. In addition to a high content in ellagitannins, 'Valenciana' juices had exclusive colour parameters. CONCLUSION: These useful results can be employed by the juice processing industry to select those properties more interesting for the development of pomegranate juices that are organoleptically attractive and rich in bioactive compounds. (C) 2011 Society of Chemical Industry
SN 0022-5142
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5620
UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5620
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NO Mena, P., Garcia-Viguera, C., Navarro-Rico, J., Moreno, D.A., Bartual, J., Saura, D., Marti, N. (2011). Phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), cultivars grown in Spain. Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 91(10), 1893-1906.
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