Apple pomace of eleven new cultivars: an approach identifying sources of functional compounds - DOI: 10.4025/actasciagron.v32i1.3176

The dried apple pomace composition of 11 cultivars was assessed in this work. Significant differences in lipids, malic acid, total polyphenol compounds, total reducing sugars, and alimentary fiber content were observed among the samples. Dietary fiber was composed of 35% pectin and 65% insoluble fib...

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Authors: Sato, Mariana Fátima, Vieira, Renato Giovanetti, Zardo, Danianni Marinho, Falcão, Leila Denise, Nogueira, Alessandro, Wosiacki, Gilvan
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2009
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
Repository:Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy (Online)
Language:Portuguese
English
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/3176
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/3176
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:dried apple pomace
inverted sugar
dietary fiber
total phenolic compound
antioxidant capacity
Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
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Summary:The dried apple pomace composition of 11 cultivars was assessed in this work. Significant differences in lipids, malic acid, total polyphenol compounds, total reducing sugars, and alimentary fiber content were observed among the samples. Dietary fiber was composed of 35% pectin and 65% insoluble fiber. Total polyphenol compounds (TPC), measured as chatechins, ranged from 2.29 to 7.15 mg/Kg of apple pomace. Antioxidant activity, expressed as total equivalents of antioxidant capacity (TEAC) values, varied from 17.41 to 77.48 mmMol/g and a high correlation coefficient was observed between antoxidant and polyphenol levels (R2 = 0.82). PCA results showed that apple pomaces from different cultivars may have different composition profiles and different antioxidant activity. The drying kinetics of apple pomace fitted a third order model. The results also pointed that dehydrated apple pomace could be used as raw material for inverted sugar production, after purification, and as an interesting ingredient for the production of foodstuffs rich in alimentary fibers, TPC, and antioxidants.