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Mineral Content of the Pulp and Peel of Various Citrus Fruit Cultivars

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Czech, Anna, Zarycka, Ewa, Yanovych, Dmytro, Zasadna, Zvenyslava, Grzegorczyk, Izabela, Kłys, Sylwia·2020·Biological Trace Element Research
DOI 10.1007/s12011-019-01727-1
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The aim of the study was to compare the mineral content between the peel and the pulp of citrus fruits and to determine which citrus fruit, among orange ( Citrus sinensis ), pomelo ( Citrus maxima ), mandarin ( Citrus reticulata Blanco), lemon ( Citrus limon ), key lime ( Citrus aurantifolia ), and red, yellow, or green grapefruit ( Citrus paradisi ), is the richest in minerals. The research material consisted of fresh citrus fruits belonging to the genus Citrus L in the family Rutaceae. The fruits were purchased at a supermarket at one time. To prepare laboratory samples, each fruit was cut in half, and one half was homogenized, treating the sample as a whole (peel + flesh), while the other half was peeled and the pulp (F) and peel (P) were homogenized separately. To determine the content of minerals (Na + , K + , Ca +2 , Mg +2 , Fe +2 , Zn +2 , Cu +2 , Mn +2 , and Se +2 ), the samples were mineralized and analyzed using an Analytik Jena PlasmaQuant PQ 9000 inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer. The content of macro- and micronutrients in the peel of most of the fruits far exceeded their quantity in the pulp. Oranges and pomelos are the fruits richest in iron and copper, so they could be recommended in cases such as hemoglobin production disorders resulting from a deficiency of these elements. Oranges can additionally enrich the body with potassium, phosphorus, and manganese, while lime can be a source of calcium, zinc, sodium, and especially potassium. It should also be noted that all citrus fruits are a very valuable source of potassium, which is needed to ensure the water and electrolyte balance.

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Authors
Czech, A., Zarycka, E., Yanovych, D., Zasadna, Z., Grzegorczyk, I., & Kłys, S.
Venue
Biological Trace Element Research
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2019-04-27
Volume
193
Issue
2
Pages
555-563
ISSN
  • 0163-4984 (ISSN-L)
  • 1559-0720
DOI
10.1007/s12011-019-01727-1
OpenAlex
W2942320953
Cited by
213
References
0
FWCI
10.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
hybrid
Licence
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (tdm)
Funders
University of Life Sciences in Lublin

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