Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 141, Issue 2, Pages 802-808Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.03.055
Keywords
Physical elicitors; UV-C; Polyphenols; Anthocyanins; Storage conditions
Funding
- Regione Puglia
- ONEV
- Italian Ministry of University and Research - MIUR
- [PS_026]
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Flavonoids and stilbenes are secondary metabolites produced in plants that can play, an important health-promoting role. The biosynthesis of these compounds generally increases as a response to biotic or abiotic stress; therefore, in order to achieve as high phenolic accumulation as possible, the interactive effects of storage conditions (temperature and time) and UV-C radiation on polyphenols content in postharvest Redglobe table grape variety were investigated. During a storage time longer than 48 h, both cold storage (4 degrees C) and UV-C exposure of almost 3 min (2.4 kJ m(-2)) positively enhanced the content of cis- and tran-spiceid (34 and 90 mu g g(-1) of skin, respectively) together with quercetin-3-O-galactoside and quercetin-3-O-glucoside (15 and 140 mu g g(-1) of skin, respectively) up to three fold respect to control grape samples. Conversely, catechin was not significantly affected by irradiation and storage treatments. With regard anthocyanins, the highest concentrations of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside and peonidin-3-O-glucoside were observed in Redglobe, stored at both room temperature and 4 degrees C, after 5 min (4.1 kJ m(-2)) of UV-C treatment and 24 h of storage. Gathered findings showed that combined postharvest treatments can lead to possible functional grapes, within normal conditions of market commercialization, responding to the rising consumers demand to have foods that support and promote health. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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