Volatile chemical and carotenoid profiles in watermelons [Citrullus vulgaris (Thunb.) Schrad (Cucurbitaceae)] with different flesh colors

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 531-541

  Liu, Cuihua ^a   Zhang, Hongyan ^a   Dai, Zhaoyi ^b   Liu, Xi ^c   Liu, Yue ^a   Deng, Xiuxin ^a   Chen, Feng ^d   Xu, Juan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c Clemson University ^*  (China)

^d CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carotenoid; flavor; GCMS; HPLC; watermelon

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CIS-ISOMERS; CUCURBITACEAE; GCMS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HPLC; LYCOPENES; MALIC ACIDS; PARTIAL CORRELATION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SOLUBLE SUGARS; SUCROSE CONCENTRATION; VOLATILE CHEMICALS; VULGARIS; WATERMELON;

ACETONE; CITRIC ACID; CORRELATION METHODS; FLAVORS; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCURBITACEAE;

EID: 84862096265     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-012-0068-3     Document Type: Article

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