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Nutrient composition of Algerian strawberry-tree fruits (Arbutus unedo L.)

dc.contributor.authorBoussalah, Noureddine
dc.contributor.authorBoussalah, Djamal
dc.contributor.authorCebadera-Miranda, Laura
dc.contributor.authorFernández-Ruiz, Virginia
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Lillian
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Isabel C.F.R.
dc.contributor.authorSanchez Mata, M.
dc.contributor.authorMadani, K.
dc.contributor.authorCebadera-Miranda, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-19T10:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-04T17:09:05Z
dc.date.available2018-01-19T10:00:00Z
dc.date.available2019-02-04T17:09:05Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractArbutus unedo L. (strawberry-tree fruit) is indigenous plant in North Africa with few published works about the composition of its fruits. For their valorization, morphological and chemical characterizations were carried out for two harvesting seasons of four different areas of Algeria. Materials and methods. Wild strawberry-tree fruits were collected in four different sites located in Tell Atlas, and two different seasons. Fruit size and shape, pH, titratable acidity, moisture, total available carbohydrate (TAC), soluble sugars, dietary fiber, protein, lipid, ash, fatty acids and mineral composition (K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Ni and Cd) were determined. Results and discussion. Fruit contents (in g kg−1) varied between 637.3 ± 33.8 to 741.3 ±12.0, 126.8 ± 11.1 to 189.3 ± 4.1, 22.6 ± 2.2 to 35.5 ± 2.1, 5.1 ± 0.3 to 8.8 ± 0.5 for moisture, TAC, protein and lipid, respectively. For iron, fruit weight and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), the contents varied between 7.01 ± 0.15 to 17.24 ± 0.74 mg kg−1 of fruit, 4.91 ± 1.58 to 6.76 ± 2.04 g and 56.34 ± 1.37 to 68.18 ± 0.14% of lipid, respectively. Conclusion. This study provides original data about the morphological and chemical composition of strawberry-tree fruits from Algeria. The results show that the fruits can be essentially a potential source of dietary fiber, PUFA and iron.en_EN
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors are grateful to the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for funding the study; to ALIMNOVA research group (UCMGR35/10A) for financial support and to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support to CIMO (Pest-OE/AGR/UI0690/2015) and L. Barros (SFRH/BPD/107855/2015)
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dc.identifier.citationBoussalah, N.; Boussalah, D.; Cebadera-Miranda, L.; Fernández-Ruiz, V.; Barros, L.; Ferreira, I. C.F.R.; Sanchez Mata, M.; Madani, K. (2018). Nutrient composition of Algerian strawberry-tree fruits (Arbutus unedo L.). Fruits. ISSN 0248-1294. 73, p. 283-297en_EN
dc.identifier.doi10.17660/th2018/73.5.4en_EN
dc.identifier.issn0248-1294
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/18727
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyesen_EN
dc.relationPest-OE/AGR/ UI0690/2015
dc.relationUCMGR35/10A
dc.relationPest-OE/AGR/UI0690/2015
dc.relationProviding industry and consumers with new alternative sources of natural additives from plant origin in the classes of preservatives and colouring agents: extraction, purification, stabilization and product development
dc.subjectAlgeriaen_EN
dc.subjectArbutus unedoen_EN
dc.subjectFruit characterizationen_EN
dc.subjectFruit qualityen_EN
dc.subjectStrawberry-treeen_EN
dc.subjectUnderutilised speciesen_EN
dc.titleNutrient composition of Algerian strawberry-tree fruits (Arbutus unedo L.)en_EN
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleProviding industry and consumers with new alternative sources of natural additives from plant origin in the classes of preservatives and colouring agents: extraction, purification, stabilization and product development
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