Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
+32 25889658
ISSN: 2155-9600
+32 25889658
BOGNONKPE Jean Pierre Irénée
Cote D'Ivoire
Research Article
Comparison of Pineapple Fruit Characteristics of Plants Propagated in Three Different Ways: By Suckers, Micropropagation and Somatic Embryogenesis
Author(s): YAPO Edwige Sopie Salomé, KOUAKOU Kouakou Laurent, BOGNONKPE Jean Pierre Irénée, KOUAME Patrice and KOUAKOU Tanoh HilaireYAPO Edwige Sopie Salomé, KOUAKOU Kouakou Laurent, BOGNONKPE Jean Pierre Irénée, KOUAME Patrice and KOUAKOU Tanoh Hilaire
Pineapples are traditionally propagated by suckers. The advantage of using tissue-cultured plants for pineapple production has been demonstrated in recent years. Despite the large-scale use of micropropagated plants in the subtropical regions, little information is available on the nutritional quality of the fruit. Some morphological states (weight and length of fruit, diameter of fruit and heart of fruit), physico-chemical aspects (pH, titratable acidity, soluble solids and water contents), biochemical contents (vitamin C, total phenols, total dietary fiber, total free amino acid, lipids, protein and minerals) and sensorial attributes (appearance, color, firmness, odor, sweetness, tartness and acceptability) were studied. This, in order to assess nutritional properties and consumer acceptability of fruits (FR) derived from conventionally-propagated sucker, fruits (FM) derived from in.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9600.1000110