Journal
METABOLOMICS
Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11306-018-1355-7
Keywords
VOC; Tomato flavor; Artificial neural network; GC-MS; SPME
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Funding
- ANPCyT [PICT 2007-1942]
- CONICET
- SECYT-UNC
- INTA
- European Union Research and Innovation Programme [679796]
- H2020 Societal Challenges Programme [679796] Funding Source: H2020 Societal Challenges Programme
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Introduction The process of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) breeding has affected negatively the fruit organoleptic properties and this is evident when comparing modern cultivars with heirloom varieties. Flavor of tomato fruit is determined by a complex combination of volatile and nonvolatile metabolites that is not yet understood. Objectives The aim of this work was to provide an alternative approach to exploring the relationship between tomato odour/taste and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Methods VOC composition and organoleptic properties of seven Andean tomato landraces along with an edible wild species (Solanum pimpinellifolium) and four commercial varieties were characterized. Six hedonic traits were analyzed by a semitrained sensory panel to describe the organoleptic properties. Ninety-four VOCs were analyzed by headspace solid phase microextraction/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS/SPME/GC-MS). The relationship between sensory data and VOCs was explored using an Artificial Neural Networks model (Kohonen Self Organizing Maps, omeSOM). Results and Conclusion The results showed a strong preference by panelists for tomatoes of landraces than for commercial varieties and wild species. The predictive analysis by omeSOM showed 15 VOCs significantly associated to the typical and atypical tomato odour and taste. Moreover, omeSOM was used to predict the relationship of VOC ratios with sensory data. A total of 108 VOC ratios out of 8837 VOC ratios were predicted to be contributing to the typical and atypical tomato odour and taste. The metabolic origin of these flavor-associated VOCs and the metabolic point or target for breeding strategies were discussed.
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