Abstract
Abstract The aim of this research was to study the chemical composition and processing adaptability of Chinese chestnuts grown in ten different ecological regions. Results, based on the harvest season 2012, showed that geographic locations significantly influenced the nutritional contents and quality traits of Chinese chestnuts. Chestnuts from the central region of China (such as Hubei province) had higher carbohydrate contents than from other regions, those from Guangdong province (deep south) had the highest protein content, and those from Hunan province (south) had the lowest fat content. Moreover, chestnuts from Zhejiang province (south) had the highest polyphenol content and those from Hunan province had the highest flavonoid content. Owing to their high sugar content, Hunan chestnuts were the sweetest. However, principal component analysis indicated that factors other than geographic regions also contributed to compositional and quality variations, indicating the necessity for further investigations.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 102 |
| Pages (from-to) | 33-42 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Food Bioscience |
| Volume | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 18 2015 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
The authors thank Dr. Xingjian Huang of Huazhong Agricultural University for technical assistance. This study was supported by the Chinese National 863 Plan (Grant no. 2006AA10Z330 ) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 30171074 ).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Chinese National 863 Plan | 2006AA10Z330 |
| National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) | 30171074 |
Keywords
- Chestnut
- Flavonoids
- Nutritional composition
- Polyphenol compounds
- Principal component analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Biochemistry