Analytical Traceability of Melon (Cucumis Melo Var Reticulatus): Proximate Composition, Bioactive Compounds, and Antioxidant Capacity in Relation to Cultivar, Plant Physiology State, and Seasonal Variability

:  Two morphologically different cultivars of Italian melons (Baggio and Giusto) were characterized considering samples harvested in different times, at the beginning (BPP) and at the end of the physiological plant production period (EPP). Proximate composition, protein, minerals, pH, phenolic conte...

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Published in:Journal of food science 2012-06, Vol.77 (6), p.C646-C652
Main Authors: Maietti, Annalisa, Tedeschi, Paola, Stagno, Caterina, Bordiga, Matteo, Travaglia, Fabiano, Locatelli, Monica, Arlorio, Marco, Brandolini, Vincenzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidants
Antioxidants - analysis
Ascorbic Acid - analysis
Carotenoids - analysis
chemotype
Cucumis melo - chemistry
Cucumis melo - growth & development
Cultivars
Dietary Proteins - analysis
Flavonoids - analysis
Food Inspection
Food science
food traceability
Fruit - chemistry
Fruit - growth & development
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Italy
Melon (C. melo var. reticulatus)
Minerals - analysis
Morphology
Nutritive Value
PCA
Phenols
Physiology
Plant Proteins - analysis
Principal Component Analysis
Principal components analysis
Proanthocyanidins - analysis
Seasons
Species Specificity
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
varietal/cultivar identification
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Summary::  Two morphologically different cultivars of Italian melons (Baggio and Giusto) were characterized considering samples harvested in different times, at the beginning (BPP) and at the end of the physiological plant production period (EPP). Proximate composition, protein, minerals, pH, phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, ascorbic acid, carotenoids, condensed tannins, and flavonoids were measured, showing a significant decrease in EPP samples (phenolics, antioxidant capacity, condensed tannins, and flavonoids); ascorbic acid decreased in Giusto cv, carotenoids in Baggio cv. Mineral content increased in either the cultivars (EPP samples). Year‐to‐year difference was significantly highlighted; the plant growing cycle significantly affected the chemotype. Despite these effects, the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) permitted the discrimination of Baggio from Giusto cv, and the discrimination of BPP from EPP samples as well.
ISSN:0022-1147
1750-3841
DOI:10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02712.x