Nutritional Analysis of Red-Purple and White-Fleshed Pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i>) Species
Pitaya is one of the most preferred and produced tropical fruit species recently introduced to the Mediterrranean region in Turkey. Due to its nutritional fruits with high economic value, the popularity of pitaya increases steadily in Turkey as an alternative crop. No detailed nutritional analysis h...
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| author | Şule Hilal Attar Muhammet Ali Gündeşli Ipek Urün Salih Kafkas Nesibe Ebru Kafkas Sezai Ercisli Chunfeng Ge Jiri Mlcek Anna Adamkova |
| author_facet | Şule Hilal Attar Muhammet Ali Gündeşli Ipek Urün Salih Kafkas Nesibe Ebru Kafkas Sezai Ercisli Chunfeng Ge Jiri Mlcek Anna Adamkova |
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| description | Pitaya is one of the most preferred and produced tropical fruit species recently introduced to the Mediterrranean region in Turkey. Due to its nutritional fruits with high economic value, the popularity of pitaya increases steadily in Turkey as an alternative crop. No detailed nutritional analysis has been undertaken in Turkey so far on fruits of the pitaya species. In this study, we determined and compared some nutritional parameters in fruit flesh of two pitaya (dragon fruit) species (<i>Hylocereus polyrhizus</i>: Siyam and <i>Hylocereus undatus</i>: Vietnam Jaina) grown in the Adana province located in the eastern Mediterranean region in Turkey. The individual sugars, antioxidant activity, total phenolic content, phenolic compounds and volatiles were determined for the first time in Turkey on two pitaya species. The results showed that total phenol content and antioxidant capacity are notably higher in red-fleshed fruits than white-fleshed ones and the predominant phenolic compound in fruits of both species was quercetin. The total sugar content and most of the phenolic compounds in fruits of two pitaya species were similar. A total of 51 volatile compounds were detected by using two Solid Phase Micro Extraction (SPME) fibers, coupled with Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques, and more volatile compounds were presented in the white-fleshed species. Total phenolic content (TPC) of the red-fleshed and white-fleshed pitaya species were 16.66 and 17.11 mg GAE/100 g FW (fresh weight). This study provides a first look at the biochemical comparison of red-fleshed and white-fleshed pitaya species introduced and cultivated in Turkey. The results also showed, for the first time, the biochemical content and the potential health benefit of <i>Hylocereus</i> grown in different agroecological conditions, providing important information for pitaya researchers and application perspective. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29fcb5ba9c8649fd8a1454c59901afd42023-11-23T17:12:48ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492022-01-0127380810.3390/molecules27030808Nutritional Analysis of Red-Purple and White-Fleshed Pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i>) SpeciesŞule Hilal Attar0Muhammet Ali Gündeşli1Ipek Urün2Salih Kafkas3Nesibe Ebru Kafkas4Sezai Ercisli5Chunfeng Ge6Jiri Mlcek7Anna Adamkova8Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Çukurova, Balcali, Adana 01330, TurkeyDepartment of Plant and Animal Production, Nurdagı Vocational School, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep 27310, TurkeyDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Çukurova, Balcali, Adana 01330, TurkeyDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Çukurova, Balcali, Adana 01330, TurkeyDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Çukurova, Balcali, Adana 01330, TurkeyDepartment of Horticulture, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, TurkeyInstitute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, ChinaDepartment of Food Analysis and Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Vavreckova 275, CZ-76001 Zlin, Czech RepublicDepartment of Food Analysis and Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Vavreckova 275, CZ-76001 Zlin, Czech RepublicPitaya is one of the most preferred and produced tropical fruit species recently introduced to the Mediterrranean region in Turkey. Due to its nutritional fruits with high economic value, the popularity of pitaya increases steadily in Turkey as an alternative crop. No detailed nutritional analysis has been undertaken in Turkey so far on fruits of the pitaya species. In this study, we determined and compared some nutritional parameters in fruit flesh of two pitaya (dragon fruit) species (<i>Hylocereus polyrhizus</i>: Siyam and <i>Hylocereus undatus</i>: Vietnam Jaina) grown in the Adana province located in the eastern Mediterranean region in Turkey. The individual sugars, antioxidant activity, total phenolic content, phenolic compounds and volatiles were determined for the first time in Turkey on two pitaya species. The results showed that total phenol content and antioxidant capacity are notably higher in red-fleshed fruits than white-fleshed ones and the predominant phenolic compound in fruits of both species was quercetin. The total sugar content and most of the phenolic compounds in fruits of two pitaya species were similar. A total of 51 volatile compounds were detected by using two Solid Phase Micro Extraction (SPME) fibers, coupled with Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques, and more volatile compounds were presented in the white-fleshed species. Total phenolic content (TPC) of the red-fleshed and white-fleshed pitaya species were 16.66 and 17.11 mg GAE/100 g FW (fresh weight). This study provides a first look at the biochemical comparison of red-fleshed and white-fleshed pitaya species introduced and cultivated in Turkey. The results also showed, for the first time, the biochemical content and the potential health benefit of <i>Hylocereus</i> grown in different agroecological conditions, providing important information for pitaya researchers and application perspective.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/3/808pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i> spp.) sugarsphenolic compoundsvolatilesHS-SPME/GC-MS |
| spellingShingle | Şule Hilal Attar Muhammet Ali Gündeşli Ipek Urün Salih Kafkas Nesibe Ebru Kafkas Sezai Ercisli Chunfeng Ge Jiri Mlcek Anna Adamkova Nutritional Analysis of Red-Purple and White-Fleshed Pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i>) Species Molecules pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i> spp.) sugars phenolic compounds volatiles HS-SPME/GC-MS |
| title | Nutritional Analysis of Red-Purple and White-Fleshed Pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i>) Species |
| title_full | Nutritional Analysis of Red-Purple and White-Fleshed Pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i>) Species |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional Analysis of Red-Purple and White-Fleshed Pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i>) Species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional Analysis of Red-Purple and White-Fleshed Pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i>) Species |
| title_short | Nutritional Analysis of Red-Purple and White-Fleshed Pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i>) Species |
| title_sort | nutritional analysis of red purple and white fleshed pitaya i hylocereus i species |
| topic | pitaya (<i>Hylocereus</i> spp.) sugars phenolic compounds volatiles HS-SPME/GC-MS |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/3/808 |
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