Assessment of Nutritional, Technological, and Commercial Apricot Quality Criteria of the Moroccan Cultivar “Maoui” Compared to Introduced Spanish Cultivars “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” towards Suitable Valorization
Apricot is among the most important fruits in Morocco. This study aimed to determine the main physical, physicochemical, and biochemical quality criteria of three principal apricot cultivars in Morocco, namely, “Maoui,” “Canino,” and “Delpatriarca.” Different physicochemical and biochemical methods...
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| author | Jamal Ayour Abderrahim Alahyane Hasnaâ Harrak Mounsef Neffa Moha Taourirte Mohamed Benichou |
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| description | Apricot is among the most important fruits in Morocco. This study aimed to determine the main physical, physicochemical, and biochemical quality criteria of three principal apricot cultivars in Morocco, namely, “Maoui,” “Canino,” and “Delpatriarca.” Different physicochemical and biochemical methods have been improved and adapted for the assessment of the apricot’s quality. Fruit of “Canino” has shown a good organoleptic quality due to interesting biometrics, richness of carotenoids (up to 113.67 μg of β-carotene g−1 of fresh weight (FW)), and an important content of soluble solids (SS) that reached 17.20 °Bx. “Delpatriarca” is rich in organic acids (27.35 g/kg FW for total acids) while “Maoui” has high water content (83.77%) and a SS content of 16.03 °Bx. The association of the total acidity and soluble solids determination with the use of the HPLC for determining the organic acids was very practical and effective in determining the organoleptic quality of the fruit. High correlations were detected between several attributes. In addition, an important relationship between total carotenoids concentration and color parameters (L∗a∗b∗) demonstrated that these parameters are good for apricot quality and ripening indices. The obtained results also revealed the presence of a high variability among the quality criteria of the three apricot cultivars. These characteristics could be useful for promoting the consumption of the “Maoui” as fresh fruits and the use of “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” for industry derivatives products. The results could also be useful for new apricot breeding program among different eco-geographical groups of the Mediterranean region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d1e003bbd1449f9ba5df99a8ee2c2a62025-08-20T03:54:51ZengWileyJournal of Food Quality0146-94281745-45572021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66791286679128Assessment of Nutritional, Technological, and Commercial Apricot Quality Criteria of the Moroccan Cultivar “Maoui” Compared to Introduced Spanish Cultivars “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” towards Suitable ValorizationJamal Ayour0Abderrahim Alahyane1Hasnaâ Harrak2Mounsef Neffa3Moha Taourirte4Mohamed Benichou5Food Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh M-40090, MoroccoFood Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh M-40090, MoroccoLaboratory of Agri-Food Technology and Quality, Regional Centre for Agricultural Research in Marrakesh, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Marrakesh 40000, MoroccoLaboratory of Bioorganic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh 40000, MoroccoLaboratory of Bioorganic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh 40000, MoroccoFood Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh M-40090, MoroccoApricot is among the most important fruits in Morocco. This study aimed to determine the main physical, physicochemical, and biochemical quality criteria of three principal apricot cultivars in Morocco, namely, “Maoui,” “Canino,” and “Delpatriarca.” Different physicochemical and biochemical methods have been improved and adapted for the assessment of the apricot’s quality. Fruit of “Canino” has shown a good organoleptic quality due to interesting biometrics, richness of carotenoids (up to 113.67 μg of β-carotene g−1 of fresh weight (FW)), and an important content of soluble solids (SS) that reached 17.20 °Bx. “Delpatriarca” is rich in organic acids (27.35 g/kg FW for total acids) while “Maoui” has high water content (83.77%) and a SS content of 16.03 °Bx. The association of the total acidity and soluble solids determination with the use of the HPLC for determining the organic acids was very practical and effective in determining the organoleptic quality of the fruit. High correlations were detected between several attributes. In addition, an important relationship between total carotenoids concentration and color parameters (L∗a∗b∗) demonstrated that these parameters are good for apricot quality and ripening indices. The obtained results also revealed the presence of a high variability among the quality criteria of the three apricot cultivars. These characteristics could be useful for promoting the consumption of the “Maoui” as fresh fruits and the use of “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” for industry derivatives products. The results could also be useful for new apricot breeding program among different eco-geographical groups of the Mediterranean region.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6679128 |
| spellingShingle | Jamal Ayour Abderrahim Alahyane Hasnaâ Harrak Mounsef Neffa Moha Taourirte Mohamed Benichou Assessment of Nutritional, Technological, and Commercial Apricot Quality Criteria of the Moroccan Cultivar “Maoui” Compared to Introduced Spanish Cultivars “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” towards Suitable Valorization Journal of Food Quality |
| title | Assessment of Nutritional, Technological, and Commercial Apricot Quality Criteria of the Moroccan Cultivar “Maoui” Compared to Introduced Spanish Cultivars “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” towards Suitable Valorization |
| title_full | Assessment of Nutritional, Technological, and Commercial Apricot Quality Criteria of the Moroccan Cultivar “Maoui” Compared to Introduced Spanish Cultivars “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” towards Suitable Valorization |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Nutritional, Technological, and Commercial Apricot Quality Criteria of the Moroccan Cultivar “Maoui” Compared to Introduced Spanish Cultivars “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” towards Suitable Valorization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Nutritional, Technological, and Commercial Apricot Quality Criteria of the Moroccan Cultivar “Maoui” Compared to Introduced Spanish Cultivars “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” towards Suitable Valorization |
| title_short | Assessment of Nutritional, Technological, and Commercial Apricot Quality Criteria of the Moroccan Cultivar “Maoui” Compared to Introduced Spanish Cultivars “Canino” and “Delpatriarca” towards Suitable Valorization |
| title_sort | assessment of nutritional technological and commercial apricot quality criteria of the moroccan cultivar maoui compared to introduced spanish cultivars canino and delpatriarca towards suitable valorization |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6679128 |
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