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JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
卷 96, 期 3, 页码 1002-1009出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7186
关键词
Punica granatum; maturity; organic acids; volatile compounds; sugars
资金
- South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology
- National Research Foundation
- NRF
- Claude Leon Foundation
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the changes in chemical attributes of pomegranate fruit such as total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity (TA), TSS/TA ratio, pH, individual compounds (organic acids and sugars) and volatile composition as affected by fruit maturity status and growing location (Kakamas, Koedoeshoek and Worcester in South Africa). Headspace solid phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry was used for volatile analysis. RESULTS: A significant increase in TSS from 14.7+/-0.6 to 17.5+/-0.6 degrees Brix was observed with advancement in fruit maturity, while TA decreased from 2.1+/-0.7 to 1.1+/-0.3 g citric acid per 100 mL across all agro-climatic locations investigated. Fruit TSS/TA ratio and pH increased from 7.8+/-2.6 to 16.6+/-2.8 and from 3.3+/-0.1 to 3.6+/-0.2 respectively during fruit maturation across all agro-climatic locations. Fructose and glucose concentrations increased continually with fruit maturity from 69.4+/-4.9 to 91.1+/-4.9 g kg(-1) and from 57.1+/-4.7 to 84.3+/-5.2 g kg(-1) respectively. A total of 13 volatile compounds were detected and identified, belonging to five chemical classes. The most abundant volatile in unripe and mid-ripe fruit was 1-hexanol, while 3-hexen-1-ol was highest at commercial maturity. CONCLUSION: Knowledge on the impact of fruit maturity and agro-climatic locations (with different altitudes) on biochemical and aroma volatile attributes of pomegranate fruit provides a useful guide for selecting farm location towards improving fruit quality and the maturity stage best for juice processing. (C) 2015 Society of Chemical Industry
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