Antioxidant activity, volatile composition and sensory profile of four new very-early apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-94

  Melgarejo, Pablo ^a   Calín Sánchez, Ángel ^a   Carbonell Barrachina, Ángel A ^a   Martínez Nicolás, Juan José ^a   Legua, Pilar ^a   Martínez, Rafael ^a   Hernández, Francisca ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Color; Descriptive sensory analysis; Organic acids and sugars; SPME; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

ANTIOXIDANT; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; POLYPHENOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; DESCRIPTIVE SENSORY ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ODOR; ORGANIC ACIDS AND SUGARS; PRUNUS; SENSATION; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOLATILES;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; COLOR; DESCRIPTIVE SENSORY ANALYSIS; ORGANIC ACIDS AND SUGARS; SPME; VOLATILES;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COLOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; POLYPHENOLS; PRUNUS; SENSATION; SMELL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84887222567     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6201     Document Type: Article

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