Phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars grown in Spain

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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mena, Pedro, Garcia-Viguera, Cristina, Navarro-Rico, Javier, Moreno, Diego A., Bartual, Julián, Saura, Domingo, Marti, Nuria
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5620
_version_ 1855491955625033728
author Mena, Pedro
Garcia-Viguera, Cristina
Navarro-Rico, Javier
Moreno, Diego A.
Bartual, Julián
Saura, Domingo
Marti, Nuria
author_browse Bartual, Julián
Garcia-Viguera, Cristina
Marti, Nuria
Mena, Pedro
Moreno, Diego A.
Navarro-Rico, Javier
Saura, Domingo
author_facet Mena, Pedro
Garcia-Viguera, Cristina
Navarro-Rico, Javier
Moreno, Diego A.
Bartual, Julián
Saura, Domingo
Marti, Nuria
author_sort Mena, Pedro
collection ReDivia
description 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
format Artículo
id ReDivia5620
institution Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA)
language Inglés
publishDate 2017
publishDateRange 2017
publishDateSort 2017
record_format dspace
spelling ReDivia56202025-04-25T14:43:26Z Phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars grown in Spain Mena, Pedro Garcia-Viguera, Cristina Navarro-Rico, Javier Moreno, Diego A. Bartual, Julián Saura, Domingo Marti, Nuria 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 2017-06-01T10:12:40Z 2017-06-01T10:12:40Z 2011 AUG 2011 article 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. 0022-5142 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5620 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5620 10.1002/jsfa.4411 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Mena, Pedro
Garcia-Viguera, Cristina
Navarro-Rico, Javier
Moreno, Diego A.
Bartual, Julián
Saura, Domingo
Marti, Nuria
Phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars grown in Spain
title Phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars grown in Spain
title_full Phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars grown in Spain
title_fullStr Phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars grown in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars grown in Spain
title_short Phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars grown in Spain
title_sort phytochemical characterisation for industrial use of pomegranate punica granatum l cultivars grown in spain
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5620
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5620
work_keys_str_mv AT menapedro phytochemicalcharacterisationforindustrialuseofpomegranatepunicagranatumlcultivarsgrowninspain
AT garciavigueracristina phytochemicalcharacterisationforindustrialuseofpomegranatepunicagranatumlcultivarsgrowninspain
AT navarroricojavier phytochemicalcharacterisationforindustrialuseofpomegranatepunicagranatumlcultivarsgrowninspain
AT morenodiegoa phytochemicalcharacterisationforindustrialuseofpomegranatepunicagranatumlcultivarsgrowninspain
AT bartualjulian phytochemicalcharacterisationforindustrialuseofpomegranatepunicagranatumlcultivarsgrowninspain
AT sauradomingo phytochemicalcharacterisationforindustrialuseofpomegranatepunicagranatumlcultivarsgrowninspain
AT martinuria phytochemicalcharacterisationforindustrialuseofpomegranatepunicagranatumlcultivarsgrowninspain