Assessment of Ascorbic Acid, Polyphenols, Flavonoids, Anthocyanins and Carotenoids Content in Tomato Fruits

Authors

  • Madalina TUDOR-RADU University of Craiova, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, 13 A.I. Cuza Street, Craiova, Dolj (RO)
  • Loredana Elena VÎJAN University of Pitești, 1 Târgu din Vale Street, Pitești, Argeș (RO)
  • Cristinel Mihai TUDOR-RADU National Research and Development Institute for Biotechnology in Horticulture, 37 Bucharest-Pitești Steet, Ștefanești, Argeș (RO)
  • Ion TIȚA National Research and Development Institute for Biotechnology in Horticulture, 37 Bucharest-Pitești Steet, Ștefanești, Argeș (RO)
  • Rodica SIMA University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Horticulture, 3-5 Mănăștur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca (RO)
  • Rodi MITREA University of Craiova, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, 13 A.I. Cuza Street, Craiova, Dolj (RO)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha44210332

Keywords:

anthocyanins; β-carotene; flavonoids; lycopene; organic farming; tomatoes; vitamin C

Abstract

The increased interest in organic tomatoes production demands breeders to develop new cultivars, which besides suitability in low-input production system and marketable quality, have to exhibit high nutritional value, including health-promoting compounds. In this respect, this paper aimed to assess and compare the nutritional value of four Romanian tomato cultivars, two with determinate growth (‘Argeș 11’ and ‘Argeș 123’) and two with indeterminate growth (‘Costate 21’ and ‘Ștefanești 22’), created and recommended for organic production in open field and protected cultivation. The tomato cultivars were laid out in a high plastic tunnel crop and the tomato fruits were evaluated as chemical composition, being determined the following parameters: moisture, ash, soluble solids, pH, acidity and content in some antioxidant compounds, such as vitamin C, polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, lycopene and β-carotene. Considering some chemical parameters important in revealing tomato flavor, such as soluble solids, pH and acidity, ‘Ștefanești 22’ cultivar showed the best ratio among them. The differences in antioxidant composition among cultivars were not statistically significant (P>0.05) for most of the analyzed parameters, with the exception of lycopene content which showed significant variation. Thus, ‘Costate 21’ showed the highest amount of lycopene within indeterminate cultivars (17.49 mg 100 g-1 FW), while ‘Argeș 11’ showed the highest amount of lycopene within determinate cultivars (13.92 mg 100 g-1 FW). According to the nutritional value of cultivars assessed in this study, ‘Costate 21’ is the best recommendation for greenhouse cultivation while ‘Argeș 11’ is the best recommendation for open field cultivation.

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Published

2016-12-14

How to Cite

TUDOR-RADU, M., VÎJAN, L. E., TUDOR-RADU, C. M., TIȚA, I., SIMA, R., & MITREA, R. (2016). Assessment of Ascorbic Acid, Polyphenols, Flavonoids, Anthocyanins and Carotenoids Content in Tomato Fruits. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 44(2), 477–483. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha44210332

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DOI: 10.15835/nbha44210332

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