Title
Chemical and sensory profiles of peruvian native cocoas and chocolates from the baguand quillabamba regions
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Sociedade Brasileira de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos, SBCTA
Abstract
Peru is home to six of the main genetic clusters of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) and is an important exporter of fine-flavor cocoa varieties. Two varieties of Peruvian native cocoa, in high demand for the fine chocolate market, grow in the regions of Bagua (Amazonas) and Quillabamba (Cusco). The main chemical and organoleptic characteristics of these two varieties were determined. Cocoa pastes and chocolates made with cocoa from these regions were subjected to chemical proximate analysis and determination of fatty acid profile, theobromine, caffeine, total phenolics, total flavonoids, antioxidant activity, and main sensory attributes. A multiple factor analysis (MFA) was applied to the data. Samples from Quillabamba differ from those of Bagua mainly by having a higher fat and lower theobromine content. The main sensory attributes detected for Bagua samples that differ from, those of Quillabamba were fruity, acidic, astringent, and bitter notes.
Start page
576
End page
582
Volume
41
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85121435914
Source
Food Science and Technology (Brazil)
ISSN of the container
01012061
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by grants from FONDECYT under project No. 240-A-2017. The authors are grateful to Candy Ruiz M.S., Rosario Portales B.S., and to the members of CIC’s sensory panel.
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