Organic chemistry

Cultivar

Rosaceae

Orchard

Biology

Horticulture

Chemical composition

Chemistry

Prunus armeniaca

Prunus dulcis

Fruit tree

Botany

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Several workers have studied the effect of harvest time on chemical and nutritional composition of almonds, but the results are partly conflicting, probably due to differences in the cultivars considered and to different agronomic and climatic conditions in the growing areas. In this paper, the influence of harvest time and cultivar on the chemical and nutritional composition of almonds (Prunus dulcis (Mill). D.A. Webb) were evaluated. Ten cultivars were considered, grown in the same orchard and subjected to the same agronomical regime. Almonds were collected at two different harvest times: (i) when the fruits were unripe, but already edible, and showed green and moist hull; and (ii) when the fruits were ripe, with dry brown hull. The analyses of proximate composition, fatty acid profile, total phenolic compounds, and antioxidant activity were carried out.

Evaluation of the chemical and nutritional characteristics of almonds (<i>Prunus dulcis</i> (Mill). D.A. Webb) as influenced by harvest time and cultivar

Evaluation of the chemical and nutritional characteristics of almonds (Prunus dulcis (Mill). D.A. Webb) as influenced by harvest time and cultivar