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Evaluation of Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Eleven Pistachio Cultivars (Pistacia vera L.) Cultivated in Andalusia

Journal

ANTIOXIDANTS
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox11040609

Keywords

pistachios; kernels; polyphenols; antioxidant activity; mass spectrometry; Pistacia vera L

Funding

  1. Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA)
  2. European Rural Development Fund (ERDF) [PP.AVA.AVA2019.037]
  3. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [FJCI-2015-26433]
  4. [RTI2018-096703-J-I00]

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This study characterized the polyphenolic compounds in eleven varieties of pistachio kernels cultivated in Andalusia, showing variations in compound content among different varieties. Additionally, there was no significant difference in total polyphenol content between the harvest seasons of 2019 and 2020.
Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) is a nut with a good adaptability to the Mediterranean conditions of cultivation, specifically in the Andalusian region, becoming an emerging crop. Moreover, it has been getting attention in the past years for the great content of bioactive compounds such as polyphenols. Although some studies have reported the polyphenolic profile of pistachios, most of them have analyzed the hull part, considered as a residue, and not the kernel which is the edible part. Therefore, characterization of eleven varieties of pistachios kernels cultivated in Andalusia and harvested in 2019 and 2020 was carried out by UHPLC-MS (ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry). The identification and quantification of 56 polyphenolic compounds was performed, being the hydroxybenzoic acids group the most abundant with a 71-86% of the total amount followed by flavan-3-ols group that accounted for 8-24%. Moreover, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid was the main compound in most of the varieties, followed by vanillic acid hexoside. Larnaka, Avdat, Aegina, and Mateur presented the highest amount of total polyphenols, while Kalehghouchi, Joley, Lost Hills, Kerman, and Golden Hills were the varieties with the lowest content. Regarding the harvest season, no significant differences (p < 0.01) were found in the total amount of polyphenols between 2019 and 2020. In addition, the antioxidant activity was measured by DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl), ABTS (2,2 '-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)), and ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) assays, showing a similar trend as that of the polyphenols.

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