Effect of the Soil and Ripening Stage in <i>Capsicum chinense</i> var. Jaguar on the Content of Carotenoids and Vitamins

The purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of the ripening stage and type of soil on the concentration of carotenoids and vitamins in Habanero pepper (<i>Capsicum chinense</i> Jacq.). Pepper plants were grown in two soils named according to the Mayan classification as: <i&...

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Autores principales: Julio Enrique Oney Montalvo, Adriana Cristina de Silva Madrigal, Manuel Octavio Ramírez Sucre, Ingrid Mayanin Rodríguez-Buenfil
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:05496d3e85da4de6bd2c21a298c5aecd2021-11-25T17:47:11ZEffect of the Soil and Ripening Stage in <i>Capsicum chinense</i> var. Jaguar on the Content of Carotenoids and Vitamins10.3390/horticulturae71104422311-7524https://doaj.org/article/05496d3e85da4de6bd2c21a298c5aecd2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/7/11/442https://doaj.org/toc/2311-7524The purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of the ripening stage and type of soil on the concentration of carotenoids and vitamins in Habanero pepper (<i>Capsicum chinense</i> Jacq.). Pepper plants were grown in two soils named according to the Mayan classification as: <i>K’ankab lu’um</i> (red soil) and <i>Box lu’um</i> (black soil). The results of two harvests at 320 and 334 PTD (post-transplant day) showed that the ripening stage exhibited a significant effect (<i>p</i> < 0.05) on the concentration of carotenoids and vitamins, while the effect of the soil type was negligible. The concentration of carotenoids decreases as the ripening process of the fruit takes place, with the highest concentration of lutein (49.47 ± 0.34 mg/100 g of dry mass), β-carotene (99.92 ± 0.69 mg/100 g of dry mass) and β-cryptoxanthin (20.93 ± 0.04 mg/100 g of dry mass) in the unripe peppers. The concentration of vitamins increases as the ripening process develops, with the highest concentration of Vitamin E (9.69 ± 0.02 mg/100 g of dry mass) and Vitamin C (119.44 ± 4.72 mg/100 g of dry mass) in the ripe peppers. This knowledge could be used to select the best ripening stage to harvest Habanero peppers according to the use of the pepper and to the needs of producers/company.Julio Enrique Oney MontalvoAdriana Cristina de Silva MadrigalManuel Octavio Ramírez SucreIngrid Mayanin Rodríguez-BuenfilMDPI AGarticle<i>Capsicum chinense</i>total carotenoidsVitamin CVitamin Eluteinβ-cryptoxanthinPlant cultureSB1-1110ENHorticulturae, Vol 7, Iss 442, p 442 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
topic <i>Capsicum chinense</i>
total carotenoids
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
lutein
β-cryptoxanthin
Plant culture
SB1-1110
spellingShingle <i>Capsicum chinense</i>
total carotenoids
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
lutein
β-cryptoxanthin
Plant culture
SB1-1110
Julio Enrique Oney Montalvo
Adriana Cristina de Silva Madrigal
Manuel Octavio Ramírez Sucre
Ingrid Mayanin Rodríguez-Buenfil
Effect of the Soil and Ripening Stage in <i>Capsicum chinense</i> var. Jaguar on the Content of Carotenoids and Vitamins
description The purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of the ripening stage and type of soil on the concentration of carotenoids and vitamins in Habanero pepper (<i>Capsicum chinense</i> Jacq.). Pepper plants were grown in two soils named according to the Mayan classification as: <i>K’ankab lu’um</i> (red soil) and <i>Box lu’um</i> (black soil). The results of two harvests at 320 and 334 PTD (post-transplant day) showed that the ripening stage exhibited a significant effect (<i>p</i> < 0.05) on the concentration of carotenoids and vitamins, while the effect of the soil type was negligible. The concentration of carotenoids decreases as the ripening process of the fruit takes place, with the highest concentration of lutein (49.47 ± 0.34 mg/100 g of dry mass), β-carotene (99.92 ± 0.69 mg/100 g of dry mass) and β-cryptoxanthin (20.93 ± 0.04 mg/100 g of dry mass) in the unripe peppers. The concentration of vitamins increases as the ripening process develops, with the highest concentration of Vitamin E (9.69 ± 0.02 mg/100 g of dry mass) and Vitamin C (119.44 ± 4.72 mg/100 g of dry mass) in the ripe peppers. This knowledge could be used to select the best ripening stage to harvest Habanero peppers according to the use of the pepper and to the needs of producers/company.
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author Julio Enrique Oney Montalvo
Adriana Cristina de Silva Madrigal
Manuel Octavio Ramírez Sucre
Ingrid Mayanin Rodríguez-Buenfil
author_facet Julio Enrique Oney Montalvo
Adriana Cristina de Silva Madrigal
Manuel Octavio Ramírez Sucre
Ingrid Mayanin Rodríguez-Buenfil
author_sort Julio Enrique Oney Montalvo
title Effect of the Soil and Ripening Stage in <i>Capsicum chinense</i> var. Jaguar on the Content of Carotenoids and Vitamins
title_short Effect of the Soil and Ripening Stage in <i>Capsicum chinense</i> var. Jaguar on the Content of Carotenoids and Vitamins
title_full Effect of the Soil and Ripening Stage in <i>Capsicum chinense</i> var. Jaguar on the Content of Carotenoids and Vitamins
title_fullStr Effect of the Soil and Ripening Stage in <i>Capsicum chinense</i> var. Jaguar on the Content of Carotenoids and Vitamins
title_full_unstemmed Effect of the Soil and Ripening Stage in <i>Capsicum chinense</i> var. Jaguar on the Content of Carotenoids and Vitamins
title_sort effect of the soil and ripening stage in <i>capsicum chinense</i> var. jaguar on the content of carotenoids and vitamins
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