Nutraceutical profiles of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) as a source of fruit quality traits for breeding
Aim of study: In a social context of increasing concern about healthy diets, the development of new varieties with enhanced content in nutraceutical compounds is an important objective of the fruit breeding programs currently developed. In this sense, apricot is a fruit crop very appreciated by cons...
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| author | Gómez-Martínez, Helena Bermejo, Almudena Badenes, María L. Zuriaga, Elena |
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| description | Aim of study: In a social context of increasing concern about healthy diets, the development of new varieties with enhanced content in nutraceutical compounds is an important objective of the fruit breeding programs currently developed. In this sense, apricot is a fruit crop very appreciated by consumers worldwide due to its organoleptic characteristics, but also plays an important role in human nutrition due to its content of phytocompounds as sugars, organic acids, vitamins and polyphenols. Area of study: The identification of sources of variation for these traits could be useful for apricot breeding worldwide. Material and methods: New selections from the apricot breeding program carried out at the Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA, Spain) and traditional varieties have been analysed aimed at identifying sources of genetic variation for fruit quality. For this purpose, sugar content, organic acids and ascorbic acid were studied during three crop years. Main results: Results revealed sucrose and glucose as the major sugars, malic and citric acid as the main organic acids, and diverse ascorbic acid content among the cultivars studied. Research highlights: Some accessions point as potential sources to increase fruit quality. In addition, the study showed that apricot peel is an excellent source of nutraceutical compounds. Moreover, this study opens up new possibilities to study the genetic control of these traits in apricot in the future. |
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| spelling | ReDivia80282025-04-25T14:48:37Z Nutraceutical profiles of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) as a source of fruit quality traits for breeding Gómez-Martínez, Helena Bermejo, Almudena Badenes, María L. Zuriaga, Elena F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry Q01 Food science and technology Q04 Food composition S01 Human nutrition - General aspects Sugars Ascorbic acid Organic acids Aim of study: In a social context of increasing concern about healthy diets, the development of new varieties with enhanced content in nutraceutical compounds is an important objective of the fruit breeding programs currently developed. In this sense, apricot is a fruit crop very appreciated by consumers worldwide due to its organoleptic characteristics, but also plays an important role in human nutrition due to its content of phytocompounds as sugars, organic acids, vitamins and polyphenols. Area of study: The identification of sources of variation for these traits could be useful for apricot breeding worldwide. Material and methods: New selections from the apricot breeding program carried out at the Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA, Spain) and traditional varieties have been analysed aimed at identifying sources of genetic variation for fruit quality. For this purpose, sugar content, organic acids and ascorbic acid were studied during three crop years. Main results: Results revealed sucrose and glucose as the major sugars, malic and citric acid as the main organic acids, and diverse ascorbic acid content among the cultivars studied. Research highlights: Some accessions point as potential sources to increase fruit quality. In addition, the study showed that apricot peel is an excellent source of nutraceutical compounds. Moreover, this study opens up new possibilities to study the genetic control of these traits in apricot in the future. 2022-04-20T11:17:50Z 2022-04-20T11:17:50Z 2021 article publishedVersion Gómez-Martínez, H., Bermejo, A., Badenes, M. L. & Zuriaga, E. (2021). Nutraceutical profiles of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) as a source of fruit quality traits for breeding. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 19(4), e0703. 2171-9292 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8028 10.5424/sjar/2021194-18331 https://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/18331 en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad/RTA2017-00011-C03-01 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/GV/2016/189 Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) - FEDER RTA2017-00011-C03-01 Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain GV/2016/189 Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) electronico |
| spellingShingle | F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry Q01 Food science and technology Q04 Food composition S01 Human nutrition - General aspects Sugars Ascorbic acid Organic acids Gómez-Martínez, Helena Bermejo, Almudena Badenes, María L. Zuriaga, Elena Nutraceutical profiles of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) as a source of fruit quality traits for breeding |
| title | Nutraceutical profiles of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) as a source of fruit quality traits for breeding |
| title_full | Nutraceutical profiles of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) as a source of fruit quality traits for breeding |
| title_fullStr | Nutraceutical profiles of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) as a source of fruit quality traits for breeding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutraceutical profiles of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) as a source of fruit quality traits for breeding |
| title_short | Nutraceutical profiles of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) as a source of fruit quality traits for breeding |
| title_sort | nutraceutical profiles of apricots prunus armeniaca l as a source of fruit quality traits for breeding |
| topic | F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry Q01 Food science and technology Q04 Food composition S01 Human nutrition - General aspects Sugars Ascorbic acid Organic acids |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8028 https://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/18331 |
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