title: Lipophilic phytochemicals from banana fruits of several Musa species.
abstract: The chemical composition of the lipophilic extract of ripe pulp of banana fruit from several banana cultivars belonging to the Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana species (namely 'Chinese Cavendish', 'Giant Cavendish', 'Dwarf Red', 'Grand Nain', 'Eilon', 'Gruesa', 'Silver', 'Ricasa', 'Williams' and 'Zelig') was studied by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the first time. The banana cultivars showed similar amounts of lipophilic extractives (ca. 0.4% of dry material weight) as well as qualitative chemical compositions. The major groups of compounds identified in these fractions were fatty acids and sterols making up 68.6-84.3% and 11.1-28.0%, respectively, of the total amount of lipophilic components. Smaller amounts of long chain aliphatic alcohols and α-tocopherol were also identified. These results are a relevant contribution for the valorisation of these banana cultivars as sources of valuable phytochemicals (ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids, and sterols) with well-established beneficial nutritional and health effects.
authors.affiliation: CICECO and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vilela
authors.affiliation: CICECO and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sónia A O
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: CICECO and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; On leave to DTEVPF - Plant Protection Products Unit, INIA, Ctra. de La Coruña, Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Villaverde
authors.affiliation: Regional Laboratory of Veterinary and Food Safety, Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development, 9000-254 Funchal, Portugal.
authors.forename: Lúcia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Centre of Exact Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9000-390 Funchal, Portugal.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.affiliation: Centre of Exact Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9000-390 Funchal, Portugal.
authors.forename: Nereida
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.affiliation: CICECO and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
authors.forename: Carmen S R
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.affiliation: CICECO and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. Electronic address: armsil@ua.pt.
authors.forename: Armando J D
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Silvestre
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000032:analysis; D043371:Fatty Acids, Omega-6 / Q000032:analysis; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008055:Lipids; D028521:Musa / Q000737:chemistry*; D009753:Nutritive Value; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000032:analysis*; D010840:Phytosterols / Q000032:analysis; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D005227:Fatty Acids; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D043371:Fatty Acids, Omega-6; D008055:Lipids; D064209:Phytochemicals; D010840:Phytosterols; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol
keywords: Fatty acids; GC–MS; Hybrids; Lipophilic extractives; Musa acuminata; Musa balbisiana; Ripe banana pulp; Sterols; Tocopherol