(1)H NMR-Based Metabolomics Reveals a Pedoclimatic Metabolic Imprinting in Ready-to-Drink Carrot Juices.
Carrots are usually consumed in their native form or processed into many different products. Carrot juice is a popular beverage consumed throughout the world and is attracting increasing attention due to its nutritional value, being a natural source of bioactive compounds. Ready-to-drink carrot juices produced in the same factory were analyzed by (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The juices were made from carrot roots of the same cultivar grown in three different geographical areas in Italy. More than 30 compounds have been identified and quantified, and the data was subjected to univariate ANOVA and multivariate analyses. Clear geographical-dependent clustering was observed, and the metabolic profiles were related to the different pedoclimatic conditions. The proposed phytoprofiling approach could be employed on an industrial scale to evaluate finished products involving different sites of supply of the raw material, thus improving both the quality and uniformity of the juices.
Department of Chemistry, "La Sapienza" University of Rome , Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Alberta
A
Tomassini
Department of Chemistry, "La Sapienza" University of Rome , Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Fabio
F
Sciubba
Department of Chemistry, "La Sapienza" University of Rome , Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Maria Enrica
ME
Di Cocco
Department of Chemistry, "La Sapienza" University of Rome , Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Giorgio
G
Capuani
Department of Chemistry, "La Sapienza" University of Rome , Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Maurizio
M
Delfini
Research & Development, Aureli Mario S.S. Agricola , Via Mario Aureli 7, 67050 Ortucchio (Aq), Italy.
Walter
W
Aureli
Department of Chemistry, "La Sapienza" University of Rome , Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Alfredo
A
Miccheli
D018552:Daucus carota / Q000737:chemistry*; D005511:Food Handling; D000067030:Fruit and Vegetable Juices / Q000032:analysis*; D007558:Italy; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D055432:Metabolomics / Q000379:methods*; D011786:Quality Control
Daucus carota L.; NMR spectroscopy; carrot juice; metabolic profiling