Assessment of the differences in the phenolic composition and color characteristics of new strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) cultivars by HPLC-MS and Imaging Tristimulus Colorimetry

Rebeca Fernández-Lara, Belén Gordillo, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Pulido, M. Lourdes González-Miret, Alma A. del Villar-Martínez, Gloria Dávila-Ortiz, Francisco J. Heredia

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Abstract

The phenolic composition (by HPLC-DAD-MS) and color characteristics (by Imaging Tristimulus Colorimetry) of four strawberry cultivars that have shown good climate adaptation to subtropical area (Nikte, Zamorana, Jacona and Pakal) have been assessed. 24 monomeric phenolics were identified, including 15 anthocyanins, 5 phenolic acids, 1 flavanol and 4 flavonols. Nikte and Zamorana showed the highest phenolic potential mainly due to their higher content of anthocyanins, while Pakal was richer in phenolic acids. Regarding color, Nikte and Zamorana were the more similar cultivars having the lowest values of lightness and hue. On the contrary, the color of Pakal was quite different from all the rest, due to the specific distribution between pelargonidin and cyanidin. The inclusion of both phenolic and colorimetric information in the Linear Discriminant Analysis allowed reaching very good discriminations among cultivars.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)645-653
Number of pages9
JournalFood Research International
Volume76
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2015

Keywords

  • Anthocyanin
  • Color
  • Imaging Tristimulus Colorimetry
  • New cultivars
  • Strawberry

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