1. Volatiles Profile of Red Apple from Marche Region (Italy).
- Author
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Fraternale, Daniele, Ricci, Donata, Flamini, Guido, and Giomaro, Giovanna
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COMPOSITION of apples , *VOLATILE organic compounds , *SESQUITERPENES , *FRUIT flavors & odors , *CAPROATES , *SOLID phase extraction , *GAS chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC-MS) - Abstract
The volatile composition of different parts (whole fruit, peel and flesh) of a rare wild red apple named "Mela Rossa Val Metauro" was established by SPME (Solid Phase Micro-Extraction) sampling, followed by GC-MS analysis. The most prominent constituent in all the three parts was the sesquiterpene (E,E)-α-farnesene. The presence of the ester ethyl hexanoate particularly in the flesh (39.8%) gives a special exotic flavor to the fruit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011