Analytical Traceability of Melon (Cucumis Melo Var Reticulatus): Proximate Composition, Bioactive Compounds, and Antioxidant Capacity in Relation to Cultivar, Plant Physiology State, and Seasonal Variability

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Maietti, Annalisa ^a   Tedeschi, Paola ^a   Stagno, Caterina ^a   Bordiga, Matteo ^b   Travaglia, Fabiano ^b   Locatelli, Monica ^b   Arlorio, Marco ^b   Brandolini, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemotype; Food traceability; Melon (C. melo var. reticulatus); PCA; Varietal cultivar identification

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; FLAVONOID; MINERAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTROL; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ITALY; MELON; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOIDS; CUCUMIS MELO; DIETARY PROTEINS; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD INSPECTION; FRUIT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ITALY; MINERALS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHENOLS; PLANT PROTEINS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 84861977300     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02712.x     Document Type: Article

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