Comparative analysis of fruit quality parameters and volatile compounds in commercially grown citrus cultivars

This study compared key fruit quality parameters among seven commercially grown citrus cultivars (kumquat, limequat, Moro blood, Alacalı calamondin, Lem-onquat, pink lemon, Indio mandarinquat) from different species. Total phenolic content ranged from 92.37 to 550.28 mg gallic acid equivalent/g, and...

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Main Authors: Polat Yakup, Cimen Berken, Celik Ferit, Ekşi Esra, Koc Gokmen, Ercisli Sezai, Assouguem Amine, Aberkani Kamal, Iqbal Zafar, Mehta Chandra Mohan, Kafkas Nesibe Ebru
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Published: De Gruyter 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2024-0107
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author Polat Yakup
Cimen Berken
Celik Ferit
Ekşi Esra
Koc Gokmen
Ercisli Sezai
Assouguem Amine
Aberkani Kamal
Iqbal Zafar
Mehta Chandra Mohan
Kafkas Nesibe Ebru
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Cimen Berken
Celik Ferit
Ekşi Esra
Koc Gokmen
Ercisli Sezai
Assouguem Amine
Aberkani Kamal
Iqbal Zafar
Mehta Chandra Mohan
Kafkas Nesibe Ebru
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description This study compared key fruit quality parameters among seven commercially grown citrus cultivars (kumquat, limequat, Moro blood, Alacalı calamondin, Lem-onquat, pink lemon, Indio mandarinquat) from different species. Total phenolic content ranged from 92.37 to 550.28 mg gallic acid equivalent/g, and total antioxidant capacity varied from 65.03 to 92.74%. Sucrose was identified as the predominant sugar across all cultivars, with the highest content (63.66 g/kg) found in “Moro blood.” Citric acid was the major organic acid present in all varieties, with “Pink lemon” exhibiting the highest level (58.91 g/kg). l-Ascorbic acid, valued for its vitamin and antioxidant properties, reached its peak (1.03 g/kg FW) in the Moro blood variety. Volatile compound analysis was conducted using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with solid-phase micro extraction (SPME) fibres (blue, red, and grey) for both fruit peel and juice. Dl-Limonene was identified as the predominant volatile compound in both peel and juice extracts across all SPME fibres used.
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spelling doaj-art-4f992be72f9345ea8435d45ca1995d532025-02-02T15:45:00ZengDe GruyterOpen Chemistry2391-54202025-01-0123130126234210.1515/chem-2024-0107Comparative analysis of fruit quality parameters and volatile compounds in commercially grown citrus cultivarsPolat Yakup0Cimen Berken1Celik Ferit2Ekşi Esra3Koc Gokmen4Ercisli Sezai5Assouguem Amine6Aberkani Kamal7Iqbal Zafar8Mehta Chandra Mohan9Kafkas Nesibe Ebru10Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65200, Van, TurkeyDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Cukurova University, 01100, Adana, TurkeyDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65200, Van, TurkeyDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Cukurova University, 01100, Adana, TurkeyVocational School of Pozanti, Cukurova University, 01100, Adana, TurkeyDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, TurkeyEthnopharmacology and Pharmacognosy Team, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Errachidia, Moulay Ismaïl University, Meknes, MoroccoMultidisciplinary Faculty of Nador, University Mohammed First Selouane, Selouane, 62700, MoroccoDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, Riyadh, 11472, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Tourism and Culinary Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Food Technologies, Plovdiv, BulgariaDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Cukurova University, 01100, Adana, TurkeyThis study compared key fruit quality parameters among seven commercially grown citrus cultivars (kumquat, limequat, Moro blood, Alacalı calamondin, Lem-onquat, pink lemon, Indio mandarinquat) from different species. Total phenolic content ranged from 92.37 to 550.28 mg gallic acid equivalent/g, and total antioxidant capacity varied from 65.03 to 92.74%. Sucrose was identified as the predominant sugar across all cultivars, with the highest content (63.66 g/kg) found in “Moro blood.” Citric acid was the major organic acid present in all varieties, with “Pink lemon” exhibiting the highest level (58.91 g/kg). l-Ascorbic acid, valued for its vitamin and antioxidant properties, reached its peak (1.03 g/kg FW) in the Moro blood variety. Volatile compound analysis was conducted using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with solid-phase micro extraction (SPME) fibres (blue, red, and grey) for both fruit peel and juice. Dl-Limonene was identified as the predominant volatile compound in both peel and juice extracts across all SPME fibres used.https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2024-0107fruitquality parametersvolatile compoundssolid-phase microextractionorganic acidsdl-limonene
spellingShingle Polat Yakup
Cimen Berken
Celik Ferit
Ekşi Esra
Koc Gokmen
Ercisli Sezai
Assouguem Amine
Aberkani Kamal
Iqbal Zafar
Mehta Chandra Mohan
Kafkas Nesibe Ebru
Comparative analysis of fruit quality parameters and volatile compounds in commercially grown citrus cultivars
Open Chemistry
fruit
quality parameters
volatile compounds
solid-phase microextraction
organic acids
dl-limonene
title Comparative analysis of fruit quality parameters and volatile compounds in commercially grown citrus cultivars
title_full Comparative analysis of fruit quality parameters and volatile compounds in commercially grown citrus cultivars
title_fullStr Comparative analysis of fruit quality parameters and volatile compounds in commercially grown citrus cultivars
title_full_unstemmed Comparative analysis of fruit quality parameters and volatile compounds in commercially grown citrus cultivars
title_short Comparative analysis of fruit quality parameters and volatile compounds in commercially grown citrus cultivars
title_sort comparative analysis of fruit quality parameters and volatile compounds in commercially grown citrus cultivars
topic fruit
quality parameters
volatile compounds
solid-phase microextraction
organic acids
dl-limonene
url https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2024-0107
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