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Impact of apple cultivar, ripening stage, fermentation type and yeast strain on phenolic composition of apple ciders




AuthorsLaaksonen O., Kuldjärv R., Paalme T., Virkki M., Yang B.

PublisherElsevier Ltd

Publication year2017

JournalFood Chemistry

Journal name in sourceFood Chemistry

Volume233

First page 29

Last page37

Number of pages9

ISSN1873-7072

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.04.067

Web address http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814617306362


Abstract
Hydroxycinnamic acids and flavonoids in apple juices and ciders were studied using liquid chromatography. Samples were produced from four different Estonian apple cultivars using unripe, ripe and overripe apples, and six different commercial yeasts including Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces bayanus, and Torulaspora delbrueckii strains. Part of the samples was additionally inoculated with malolactic bacteria, Oenococcus oeni. The most notable difference among the samples was the appearance of phloretin in malolactic ciders in comparison to conventional ciders and the juices. Furthermore, the apple cultivars were significantly different in their phenolic contents and compositions. Additionally, ciders and juices made from unripe apples contained more phenolic compounds than the ripe or overripe, but the effect was dependent on cultivar. The commercial yeast strains differed in the release of free HCAs, especially p-coumaric acid, during the yeast fermentation. In ciders inoculated with S. bayanus, the content was higher than in ciders fermented with S. cerevisiae.



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