Metabolite profiling of phenolic and carotenoid contents in tomatoes after moderate-intensity pulsed electric field treatments
A metabolite profiling approach was used to study the effect of moderate-intensity pulsed electric field (MIPEF) treatments on the individual polyphenol and carotenoid contents of tomato fruit after refrigeration at 4 °C for 24 h. The MIPEF processing variables studied were electric field strength (...
| Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat de Lleida (UdL) |
| Repository: | Repositori Obert UdL |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/469127 |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.07.108 https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/469127 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Tomato Pulsed electric fields Metabolite profiling Polyphenols Carotenoids |
| Summary: | A metabolite profiling approach was used to study the effect of moderate-intensity pulsed electric field (MIPEF) treatments on the individual polyphenol and carotenoid contents of tomato fruit after refrigeration at 4 °C for 24 h. The MIPEF processing variables studied were electric field strength (from 0.4 to 2.0 kV/cm) and number of pulses (from 5 to 30). Twenty four hours after MIPEF treatments, an increase was observed in hydroxycinnamic acids and flavanones, whereas flavonols, coumaric and ferulic acid-O-glucoside were not affected. Major changes were also observed for carotenoids, except for the 5-cis-lycopene isomer, which remain unchanged after 24 h of MIPEF treatments. MIPEF treatments, conducted at 1.2 kV/cm and 30 pulses, led to the greatest increases in chlorogenic (152%), caffeic acid-O-glucoside (170%) and caffeic (140%) acids. On the other hand, treatments at 1.2 kV/cm and 5 pulses led to maximum increases of α-carotene, 9- and 13-cis-lycopene, which increased by 93%, 94% and 140%, respectively. Therefore, MIPEF could stimulate synthesis of secondary metabolites and contribute to production of tomatoes with high individual polyphenol and carotenoid contents. |
|---|