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Influence of intra and inter species variation in chilies (Capsicum spp.) on metabolite composition of three fruit segments.
- Source :
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Scientific Reports . 3/2/2021, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Twenty-one different cultivars from four different species were examined. The highest dry weight was present in seeds (between 35 and 50%) and the average water content was 60%. Placenta and pericarp contained on average 86% water. Total sugars variation between species was 60%. The most concentrated in the various cultivar pericarps were ascorbic acid ranging from 368.1 to 2105.6 mg/100 g DW and citric acid ranging from 1464.3 to 9479.9 mg/100 g DW. Total phenolic content ranged from 2599.1 mg/100 DW in 'Chilli AS- Rot' to 7766.7 mg/100 g DW in 'Carolina Reaper'. The placenta had 23.5 times higher phenolic content than seeds. C. chinense and C. chinense × C. frutescens had 3.5 to 5 times higher capsaicinoid content compared to C. annuum and C. baccatum, with 'Carolina Reaper' having the highest content at 7334.3 mg/100 g DW and 'Chilli AS- Rot' the lowest (318.7 mg/100 g DW). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HOT peppers
*METABOLITES
*PERICARP
*CAPSAICINOIDS
*VITAMIN C
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20452322
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Scientific Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149049224
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84458-5