Quality and safety evaluation of new tomato cultivars

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Mattia Rapa
Salvatore Ciano
Laura Gobbi
Roberto Ruggieri
Giulina Vinci

Keywords

antioxidants, biogenic amines, carotenoids, food safety and quality, phenolics, tomato

Abstract

This paper is aimed to provide a quality and safety assessment of new cherry tomato cultivars (Solanum Lycopersicum var. cerasiforme): Bamano, Dulcemiel, and Sugarland. Eight biogenic amines, total phenolics, total carotenoids, lycopene, and antioxidant activity (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl [DPPH] and 2,2-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt [ABTS] assays) were determined. Comparison with control cultivars demonstrated lower pH values, and total contents of biogenic amines and antioxidant compounds while having higher soluble solid concentration. Moreover, multivariate statistical analyses (principal component analysis and cluster analysis) were applied to the results. Different results allowed for a successful differentiation of new cultivars. Therefore, the chosen compounds resulted in suitable markers for quality and safety assessment of tomatoes.

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