Fruit quality, nutraceutical and antimicrobial properties of 58 muscadine grape varieties (Vitis rotundifolia Michx.) grown in United States

Food Chemistry

Volume 215, 15 January 2017, Pages 149–156

• Changmou Xu^{a, c, ,} ,
• Yavuz Yagiz^a,
• Lu Zhao^a,
• Amarat Simonne^b,
• Jiang Lu^{d, e},
• Maurice R. Marshall^{a, ,}

• ^a Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA
• ^b Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA
• ^c Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68588, USA
• ^d Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee 32317, USA
• ^e College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China

Received 26 April 2016, Revised 15 July 2016, Accepted 28 July 2016, Available online 29 July 2016

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.07.163

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Highlights

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The composition and nutrition of 58 muscadine grape varieties were evaluated.

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The correlations of muscadine grapes’ properties were revealed based on the data.

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Ten muscadine grape varieties were recommended to be the best choices as table grapes.

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This study provided valuable compositional information for muscadine enthusiasts.

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Abstract

Fifty-eight muscadine grape varieties were evaluated for their fruit quality, nutraceutical, and antimicrobial properties during two growing seasons (2012 vs. 2013). Fruit quality was significantly different among muscadine grape varieties, with weight ranged from 2.93 to 22.32 g, pH from 3.01 to 3.84, titratable acidity from 0.27% to 0.83%, and °Brix from 10.92 to 23.91. Total phenols for different muscadine juices varied from 0.26 to 1.28 mg GA/mL, skins from 10.13 to 30.02 mg GA/g DM, and seeds from 22.47 to 72.01 mg GA/g DM. Accordingly, the antioxidant activity of grape juices varied from 0.97 to 6.78 mmol Trolox/mL, skins from 83.59 to 221.20 μmol Trolox/g DM, and seeds from 178.22 to 619.73 μmol Trolox/g DM. Study demonstratedgrape seed polyphenols (MIC 54.8−60.1 μg/ml) showed stronger antimicrobial activity against S. aureus than skin polyphenols (MIC 70.7–80.2 μg/ml). This information could be a valuable asset in the research and extension of muscadine grapes.

Keywords

• Fruit quality;
• Polyphenols;
• Antioxidants;
• Table grape;
• MIC;
• ORSI

Corresponding authors at: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA (C. Xu).

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