Influence of Canning and Storage on Physicochemical Properties, Antioxidant Properties, and Bioactive Compounds of Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) Wholes, Halves, and Pulp

Nusrat Jan; Sadaf Anjum; Sajad Mohd Wani; Sajad Ahmad Mir; A R Malik; Sajad Ahmad Wani; Dina S Hussein; Rabab Ahmed Rasheed; Mansour K Gatasheh

doi:10.3389/fnut.2022.850730

Influence of Canning and Storage on Physicochemical Properties, Antioxidant Properties, and Bioactive Compounds of Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) Wholes, Halves, and Pulp

Front Nutr. 2022 May 10:9:850730. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.850730. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Nusrat Jan¹, Sadaf Anjum², Sajad Mohd Wani^{1

2}, Sajad Ahmad Mir², A R Malik³, Sajad Ahmad Wani⁴, Dina S Hussein⁵, Rabab Ahmed Rasheed⁶, Mansour K Gatasheh⁷

Affiliations

¹ Division of Food Science and Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
² Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
³ Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
⁴ Department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, India.
⁵ Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Health, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, United States.
⁶ Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Salman International University, South Sinai, Egypt.
⁷ Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effect of canning and storage on physicochemical, mineral, and antioxidant properties and phenolic composition of apricot wholes, halves, and pulp. The findings for physicochemical properties revealed that the total soluble solids, titratable acidity, total sugars, and ascorbic acid were found higher in apricot pulp (37.15, 1.39, and 20.74% and 7.21 mg/100 g FW, respectively) followed by apricot wholes and halves throughout the storage period. The remarkable contents of potassium, phosphorous, zinc, copper, iron, and manganese were found in the apricot pulp which revealed that canning and storage slightly affected the mineral composition. Bioactive substances were identified and quantified by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, which indicated a higher presence of chlorogenic acid (34.45 mg/kg FW), quercitin-3-glucoside (16.78 mg/kg FW), neochlorogenic acid (26.52 mg/kg FW), gallic acid (5.37 mg/kg FW), kaempferol (14.22 mg/kg FW), ellagic acid (6.02 mg/kg FW), procyanidin B₂ (8.80 mg/kg FW), and epicatechin (9.87 mg/kg FW) in apricot pulp followed by apricot wholes and halves throughout the storage period. The total phenolic content was found highest in apricot pulp (13.76 GAE mg/100 g FW) followed by wholes (8.09 GAE mg/100 g FW) and halves (6.48 GAE mg/100 g FW) which decreased significantly throughout the storage period. Antioxidant properties were assessed by DPPH, ABTS⁺, MCA, and BCBA, which were found higher in the apricot pulp (92.23 TEAC μg/g DW, 92.33 TEAC μg/g DW, 33.80 TEAC μg/g DW, and 68.40 TEAC μg/g DW, respectively) that is correlated with the higher presence of bioactive compounds. Thus, apricot pulp containing excellent sources of nutrients, minerals, phytochemicals, and antioxidant components could be used for consumption purposes that provide nutraceuticals and antioxidants globally.

Keywords: HPLC; antioxidants; apricots; bioactive compounds; canning; storage.