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Identification of Distinctive Primary Metabolites Influencing Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var. Italica) Taste
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. Italica Plenck) is a cruciferous crop that is considered to be a good source of micronutrients. Better taste is a main objective for breeding, as consumers are demanding novel cultivars suited for a healthy diet, but ones that are more palatable. This study aimed...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9857596/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673431 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12020339 |
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author | Chevilly, Sergio Dolz-Edo, Laura Blanca, José Yenush, Lynne Mulet, José M. |
author_facet | Chevilly, Sergio Dolz-Edo, Laura Blanca, José Yenush, Lynne Mulet, José M. |
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description | Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. Italica Plenck) is a cruciferous crop that is considered to be a good source of micronutrients. Better taste is a main objective for breeding, as consumers are demanding novel cultivars suited for a healthy diet, but ones that are more palatable. This study aimed to identify primary metabolites related to cultivars with better taste according to a consumer panel. For this purpose, we performed a complete primary metabolomic profile of 20 different broccoli cultivars grown in the field and contrasted the obtained data with the results of a consumer panel which evaluated the taste of the same raw buds. A statistical analysis was conducted to find primary metabolites correlating with better score in the taste panels. According to our results, sugar content is not a distinctive factor for taste in broccoli. The accumulation of the amino acids leucine, lysine and alanine, together with Myo-inositol, negatively affected taste, while a high content of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a distinctive trait for cultivars scoring high in the consumer panels. A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) allowed us to define three different groups according to the metabolomic profile of the 20 broccoli cultivars studied. Our results suggest molecular traits that could be useful as distinctive markers to predict better taste in broccoli or to design novel biotechnological or classical breeding strategies for improving broccoli taste. |
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spelling | pubmed-98575962023-01-21 Identification of Distinctive Primary Metabolites Influencing Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var. Italica) Taste Chevilly, Sergio Dolz-Edo, Laura Blanca, José Yenush, Lynne Mulet, José M. Foods Communication Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. Italica Plenck) is a cruciferous crop that is considered to be a good source of micronutrients. Better taste is a main objective for breeding, as consumers are demanding novel cultivars suited for a healthy diet, but ones that are more palatable. This study aimed to identify primary metabolites related to cultivars with better taste according to a consumer panel. For this purpose, we performed a complete primary metabolomic profile of 20 different broccoli cultivars grown in the field and contrasted the obtained data with the results of a consumer panel which evaluated the taste of the same raw buds. A statistical analysis was conducted to find primary metabolites correlating with better score in the taste panels. According to our results, sugar content is not a distinctive factor for taste in broccoli. The accumulation of the amino acids leucine, lysine and alanine, together with Myo-inositol, negatively affected taste, while a high content of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a distinctive trait for cultivars scoring high in the consumer panels. A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) allowed us to define three different groups according to the metabolomic profile of the 20 broccoli cultivars studied. Our results suggest molecular traits that could be useful as distinctive markers to predict better taste in broccoli or to design novel biotechnological or classical breeding strategies for improving broccoli taste. MDPI 2023-01-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9857596/ /pubmed/36673431 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12020339 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Chevilly, Sergio Dolz-Edo, Laura Blanca, José Yenush, Lynne Mulet, José M. Identification of Distinctive Primary Metabolites Influencing Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var. Italica) Taste |
title | Identification of Distinctive Primary Metabolites Influencing Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var. Italica) Taste |
title_full | Identification of Distinctive Primary Metabolites Influencing Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var. Italica) Taste |
title_fullStr | Identification of Distinctive Primary Metabolites Influencing Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var. Italica) Taste |
title_full_unstemmed | Identification of Distinctive Primary Metabolites Influencing Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var. Italica) Taste |
title_short | Identification of Distinctive Primary Metabolites Influencing Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var. Italica) Taste |
title_sort | identification of distinctive primary metabolites influencing broccoli (brassica oleracea, var. italica) taste |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9857596/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673431 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12020339 |
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