Evaluation of Chemical Compounds in Local Garlic Genotypes from Southwestern Romania

Author:

Popa Patricia-Maria1,Băbeanu Cristina2,Cosmulescu Sina-Niculina3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Doctoral School of Plant and Animal Resources Engineering, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania

2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania

3. Department of Horticulture and Food Science, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania

Abstract

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is one of the most esteemed plants due to its medicinal properties. Its health benefits for humans are attributed to its chemical compounds. Few studies characterize garlic genotypes cultivated in Romania concerning their chemical composition. In this context, this study aimed to determine the chemical compounds for 16 local garlic genotypes cultivated under the same climatic and technological conditions. The chemical characteristics studied were the total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), reducing sugar content, antioxidant activity (AO), vitamin C, and acidity level. Chemical composition varied significantly among genotypes: TPC ranged from 656.07 to 1317.32 µg GAE/g FW; TFC ranged from 427.08 to 1447.90 µg QE/g FW; vitamin C ranged from 3.24 to 5.37 mg/g FW; reducing sugar content ranged from 3.24 to 5.37 mg/g FW; and the acidity level for the control was 6 meq/100 g. Among the selected genotypes, differences were observed between 3.48 and 11.02 meq/100 g. Significant correlations were noted between different compounds, specifically between TPC and AO, as well as between TPC and acidity level. In conclusion, this study highlights significant variability in terms of chemical composition of local garlic genotypes, which indicates notable differences between them and suggests that the genotypes may have different potential in medicinal and nutritional uses due to their distinctive chemical compositions.

Publisher

MDPI AG

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