QUALITY ASSESSMENTOF SELECTEDVARIETIES OFAPRICOT FRUITS AS POTENTIALLY SUITABLEFORTHEBABY FOOD PRODUCTION

Authors

  • Andrea Mendelová
  • Martina Fikselová
  • Ľubomír Mendel
  • Ján Mareček
  • Eva IvaniÅ¡ová

Keywords:

apricot, dry matter, sugars, organic acids, carotenoids

Abstract

Apricots aremajorfruit cropin our climatic zone. They have become a strategic crop raw materialdue to their chemicalcomposition and wide usefulnessfor food processors. Fruits containhigh levels ofantioxidantactivesubstances such asvitamins,provitamins, minerals and polyphenols.The aim ofthis study wasto assess thequality of theeightvarieties ofapricots(´Detskij´, ´Cegledikedves´, ´Goldtropfen´, ´Velkopavlovická´, ´MaÄarská´, ´Vestar´, ´Velbora´ and ´Veharda´) for their potential use in the production ofbaby foodbased onsoluble dry mattercontent,totalandreducingsugars, organic acidsandcarotenoid content.Based on our results, as the most suitablefor the production ofbabyfoodwereidentified varieties ´Cegledikedves´, ´Goldtropfen´ and ´Detskij´ which were the best in all keyindicators monitored compared to all selected varieties.

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Published

2013-02-01

How to Cite

Mendelová, A., Fikselová, M., Mendel, Ľubomír, Mareček, J., & IvaniÅ¡ová, E. (2013). QUALITY ASSESSMENTOF SELECTEDVARIETIES OFAPRICOT FRUITS AS POTENTIALLY SUITABLEFORTHEBABY FOOD PRODUCTION. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 2(special issue 1), 1941–1949. Retrieved from https://office2.jmbfs.org/index.php/JMBFS/article/view/7290

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