RT Journal Article
T1 Sanguinello and Tarocco (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck): Bioactive compounds and colour appearance of blood oranges
A1 Cebadera-Miranda, Laura
A1 Domínguez Díaz, Laura
A1 Dias, Maria Inês
A1 Barros, Lillian
A1 Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
A1 Igual, Marta
A1 Martínez-Navarrete, Nuria
A1 Fernández Ruiz, Virginia
A1 Morales Gómez, Patricia
A1 Cámara Hurtado, María De La Montaña
AB Sanguinello and Tarocco (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) are the most common and widespread blood oranges varieties in the Mediterranean climate area. Its interest is increasing mainly due to nutritional and organoleptic properties. In this work, three blood orange varieties cultivated in Spain (Sanguinelli, Tarocco Rosso and Tarocco Ippolito) were characterized in relation to physicochemical parameters and relevant bioactive compounds (vitamin C, organic acids, flavonoids and anthocyanins) as well as colour characterization. All samples showed important vitamin C values (higher than 54.9 mg/100 g of edible portion). Flavonoids represent the largest family of phenolic compounds, being hesperidin, the major flavonoid. Ten different anthocyanins were identified in blood oranges, seven cyanidin derivatives and three delphinidin derivatives, being the most abundant cyanidin 3-(6″-malonylglucoside) and cyanidin 3-glucoside. Blood oranges can show an intense reddish colour in peel whereas the pulp has a yellow-orange colour. Overall, these varieties are good sources of bioactive compounds.
PB Elsevier
SN 0308-8146
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/93479
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/93479
LA eng
NO Cebadera-Miranda L, Domínguez L, Dias MI, Barros L, Ferreira ICFR, Igual M, et al. Sanguinello and Tarocco (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck): Bioactive compounds and colour appearance of blood oranges. Food Chemistry 2019;270:395–402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.07.094.
NO Universidad  Complutense de Madrid
NO Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal)
NO European Commission
DS Docta Complutense
RD 16 abr 2025