CIDCA   05380
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Quality attributes of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) pods as affected by cultivar and fruit size
Autor/es:
D. F. OLIVERA; A. MUGRIDGE; A.R. CHAVES; R:H: MASCHERONI; S.Z. VIÑA
Revista:
Journal of Food Research
Editorial:
Canadian Center of Science and Education
Referencias:
Año: 2012 vol. 1 p. 224 - 235
ISSN:
1927-0887
Resumen:
Okra is a vegetable widely grown in the tropics, sub-tropics and warmer areas of the temperate zones. Fruit
quality plays an important role in marketability and it is mainly related to the characteristic pod length. This
work was intended to classify okra fruits belonging to different genotypes (a local variety - LV - and the cultivars
Emerald, Clemson Spineless and Annie Oakley II) according to their length and to compare certain quality
attributes. LV fruits were considerably firm although they were smaller, thus they should be more suitable for
canning or pickling. The hybrid material (Annie Oakley II) yielded high quality fruits. These fruits may be
destined for fresh consumption, given that they showed lower fibrousness. At the same time, they had high dry
matter content, being suitable for dehydration. Okra fruits highlighted for their contribution of phenolic
compounds.Total phenols levels significantly increased with fruit size in LV fruits, meanwhile no significant
difference was observed for Annie Oakley II samples. Total flavonoids content showed a similar tendency
although values did not differ significantly. Total flavonoids represented between 18-22% of the total phenols
contents for the analyzed samples.