POMOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO TURKISH ALMOND CULTIVARS GROWN IN THE ANATOLIA REGION

This study was carried out to determine some pomological and biochemical properties of two Turkish local almond cultivars (‘Gölbasi I’ and ‘Gölbasi II’), compared with four commercial ones (‘Ferragnès’, ‘Ferraduel’, ‘Nonpareil’ and ‘Yaltinskij’) of different origins and grown in the Anatolia region of Turkey.
The kernels were used to determine proteins, total oil, fatty acids, sugar profile, macro and micro mineral elements.
The highest protein content was found on ‘Ferragnès’, followed by ‘Gölbasi I’ and ‘Ferraduel’. It was intermediate on ‘Gölbasi II’ and ‘Yaltinskij’, and lower in ‘Nonpareil’. Differences in mono-unsaturated (mainly oleic and linoleic) and saturated (palmitic and stearic) fatty acid contents were found among cultivars.
The content of oleic acid in ‘Gölbasi I’ and ‘Gölbasi II’ was similar to that of ‘Ferraduel’ and ‘Ferragnès’, having all of them higher contents than ‘Nonpareil’ and ‘Yaltinskij’. In contrast, the contents of linoleic and palmitic acids in ‘Nonpareil’ and ‘Yaltinskij’ were higher than those from the other four cultivars.
There were also significant differences among cultivars for soluble and total sugars, and macro- (mainly P, K and Mg) and micronutrient (Mn, Zn and Cu) contents.

VI International Symposium on Almonds and Pistachios

H.I. Oguz, C. Font i Forcada, R. Giménez, Y. Gogorcena, A. Yılmaz, J.A. Betrán, A. Palacios, M.A. Moreno

Prunus dulcis, proteins, fatty acids, mineral elements

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2014.1028.38