Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 90, Issue 4, Pages 565-568Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.04.014
Keywords
acerola; Malpighia emarginata DC; Germplasm Bank; fruit ripening; total phenolics; total carotenoids
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Acerola fruits (Malpighia emarginata D.C.) were harvested from 12 different genotypes cultivated at the Active Germplasm Bank in Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, in the northeast region of Brazil. The effects of maturity stages and weather conditions on total phenolics and carotenoids content were analysed. Mature fruits harvested in the dry season showed the highest and the lowest levels of total phenolics and carotenoids, respectively. During the maturation process, phenolics degradation and carotenoids biosyntheses were observed. Among the acerola genotypes, fruits from genotype number 05 stood out, presenting the highest phenolic and carotenoid contents. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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