Nutritional Contribution of an Undervalued Ancestral Cucurbita, Study of Sicana sp. Endocarp, Epicarp and Seeds Composition †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material
2.2. Physicochemical Characteristics
2.3. Proximal Composition
2.4. Minerals Content
2.5. Total Phenol Content
2.6. Vitamin C Content
2.7. Content of β-Carotene
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Physicochemical Characteristics
3.2. Proximal Composition and Minerals Content of the Endocarp and Sed
3.3. Content of Total Phenols, Vitamin C and β-Carotene in the Endocarp and Epicarp
4. Conclusions
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
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Parameter | Result |
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Weight (g) | 1656 ± 11 |
Longitudinal diameter (cm) | 23.13 ± 1.82 |
Transverse diameter (cm) | 10.90 ± 0.23 |
Soluble solids (°Brix) * | 11.86 ± 0.21 |
Titrable acidity (g of Ac. Citrus) * | 0.06 ± 10.02 |
pH * | 7.41 ± 0.11 |
Parameter | Endocarp | Seed |
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Moisture (g/100 g) | 86.67 ± 1.97 a | 35.29 ± 0.04 b |
Ash (g/100 g) | 0.08 ± 0.01 a | 2.64 ± 0.02 b |
Total protein (g/100 g) | 0.53 ± 0.05 a | 18.58 ± 4.17 b |
Total lipids | 0.08 ± 0.01 a | 9.16 ± 1.22 b |
Total carbohydrate (g/100 g) | 9.44 ± 0.45 a | 3.35 ± 0.40 b |
Dietary fiber (g/100 g) | 1.74 ± 0.04 a | 40.19 ± 0.00 b |
Caloric Value (Kcal/100 g) | 41 | 170 |
Na (mg/100 g) | 3.46 ± 0.32 a | 35.26 ± 0.02 b |
Ca (mg/100 g) | 21.21 ± 1.88 a | 148.42 ± 3.74 b |
Mg (mg/100 g) | 1.58 ± 0.46 a | 193.15 ± 4.84 b |
Fe (mg/100 g) | 0.25 ± 0.01 a | 8.14 ± 0.63 b |
Zn (mg/100 g) | 0.42 ± 0.06 a | 3.21 ± 0.01 b |
Cu (mg/100 g) | 0.19 ± 0.03 a | 0.84 ± 0.05 b |
Mn (mg/100 g) | 0.42 ± 0.02 a | 2.10 ± 0.05 b |
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Caballero, S.; Coronal, E.; Burgos, A.; Galeano, L.; Jara, P.A.P.; Wiszovaty, L.; Oviedo, C.; Mereles, L. Nutritional Contribution of an Undervalued Ancestral Cucurbita, Study of Sicana sp. Endocarp, Epicarp and Seeds Composition. Biol. Life Sci. Forum 2021, 8, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2021008001
Caballero S, Coronal E, Burgos A, Galeano L, Jara PAP, Wiszovaty L, Oviedo C, Mereles L. Nutritional Contribution of an Undervalued Ancestral Cucurbita, Study of Sicana sp. Endocarp, Epicarp and Seeds Composition. Biology and Life Sciences Forum. 2021; 8(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2021008001
Chicago/Turabian StyleCaballero, Silvia, Eva Coronal, Anggie Burgos, Loida Galeano, Patricia Adelaida Piris Jara, Lourdes Wiszovaty, Cristian Oviedo, and Laura Mereles. 2021. "Nutritional Contribution of an Undervalued Ancestral Cucurbita, Study of Sicana sp. Endocarp, Epicarp and Seeds Composition" Biology and Life Sciences Forum 8, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2021008001