School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino , Camerino , Italy.
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova , Legnaro , Italy.
Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2019 Nov;70(7):796-812. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2019.1580684. Epub 2019 Mar 20.
In the present work, we reported for the first time a comprehensive study on the phytonutrients, that is, natural compounds able to provide benefits to health, found in an ancient apple variety cultivated in orchards of the Sibillini Mountains, central Italy, known as Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini. This fruit has recently been promoted by authorities and local institutions as a typical food of the Marche Region. For the purpose, analysis of its nutrients, phenolics, triterpenes and volatile components as well as a morpho-anatomical study was carried out in order to give an added value for its consumption and promotion at regional and national level. ICP-MS, HPLC-MS and GC-MS analyses were useful techniques for giving a typical fingerprint to this apple, consisting in a high content of K and B, quercetin derivatives as the main phenolic compounds and carboxylic esters, aldehydes, alcohols and (,)-α-farnesene as the main key odorants.
在本工作中，我们首次全面研究了存在于一种古老苹果品种中的植物营养素，即天然化合物，这些化合物对健康有益，该品种在意大利中部西比利尼山脉的果园中种植，被称为“西比利尼山的玫瑰红苹果”。这种水果最近已被当局和地方机构宣传为马尔凯地区的典型食品。为此，对其营养成分、酚类化合物、三萜类化合物和挥发性成分进行了分析，并进行了形态解剖学研究，以期为其在区域和国家层面的消费和推广提供附加值。ICP-MS、HPLC-MS 和 GC-MS 分析是为这种苹果赋予典型特征的有用技术，其特征是富含 K 和 B、槲皮素衍生物作为主要酚类化合物以及羧酸酯、醛、醇和(，)-α-法呢烯作为主要关键气味物质。
