Quality and safety evaluation of new tomato cultivars

• DOI: 10.15586/ijfs.v33i2.1921
• Publication Date: 2021-09-14T19:18:40Z
• Authors: Mattia Rapa; Salvatore Ciano; Laura Gobbi; Roberto Ruggieri; Giuliana Vinci
• Keywords: 2. Zero hunger; 0404 agricultural biotechnology; antioxidants, biogenic amines, carotenoids, food safety and quality, phenolics, tomato; 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences; Food Science

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a dietary source of bioactive compounds and breeding programs continuously create new cultivars with different nutritional and organoleptic characteristics. The aim of this work is to provide a quality and safety assessment of new tomato cultivars: Bamano, Dulcemiel and Sugarland. Eight biogenic amines, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity (DPPH and ABTS assays) have been determined. Tyramine was not detected in any samples. Sugarland was characterized by a high content of serotonin (266.87 ± 11.16 mg/kg) and phenolic compounds (303.15 ± 21.62 mgGAE/kg). Moreover, multivariate statistical analyses were applied to the data matrix.