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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Mineral Content and Phytochemical Composition of Avocado var. Hass Grown Using Sustainable Agriculture Practices in Ecuador.

William Viera, Pablo Gaona, Iván Samaniego, Andrea Sotomayor, Pablo Viteri, Michelle Noboa, Jorge Merino, Paúl Mejía, Chang Hwan Park

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Phytochemical Characterisation of Naranjilla (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  6. Nutritional Composition of Hass Avocado Pulp.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

William VieraFruit Program, Tumbaco Experimental Farm, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP), Av. Interoceánica Km. 15 and Eloy Alfaro, Quito 170902, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-4472-4126
Pablo GaonaKOPIA Center Ecuador, Panamericana Sur Km. 1, Cutuglahua 171107, Ecuador.
Iván SamaniegoNutrition and Quality Department, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP), Panamericana Sur Km. 1, Cutuglahua 171107, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0001-9274-7037
Andrea SotomayorFruit Program, Tumbaco Experimental Farm, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP), Av. Interoceánica Km. 15 and Eloy Alfaro, Quito 170902, Ecuador.
Pablo ViteriFruit Program, Tumbaco Experimental Farm, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP), Av. Interoceánica Km. 15 and Eloy Alfaro, Quito 170902, Ecuador.
Michelle NoboaFruit Program, Tumbaco Experimental Farm, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP), Av. Interoceánica Km. 15 and Eloy Alfaro, Quito 170902, Ecuador.
Jorge MerinoFruit Program, Tumbaco Experimental Farm, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP), Av. Interoceánica Km. 15 and Eloy Alfaro, Quito 170902, Ecuador.
Paúl MejíaFruit Program, Tumbaco Experimental Farm, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP), Av. Interoceánica Km. 15 and Eloy Alfaro, Quito 170902, Ecuador.
Chang Hwan ParkKOPIA Center Ecuador, Panamericana Sur Km. 1, Cutuglahua 171107, Ecuador.
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias · EC

Funding

KOPIA Center Ecuador Not aplicable
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Avocado demand has increased in recent years due to the nutraceutical properties that this fruit has and its positive impacts on human health; however, avocado production also requires sustainable alternatives to improve its cultivation. The objective of this study was to carry out characterization of the mineral content and phytochemical compounds in avocado fruit of the Hass variety grown using sustainable agricultural practices in Ecuador. Our results show an increase in fruit quality traits, such as firmness, and in the content of soluble solids, protein, fiber, fat, carotenoids, Ca, Mg, Zn and stearic acid in the pulp of the avocado Hass variety, as well as an initial trend of yield increase with the application of sustainable practices. Moreover, antioxidant activity was associated with polyphenol content. There were positive correlations of Mg with K and Ca, and of flavonoids with linolelaidic, linoleic and linolenic acids. Overall, our results indicate that avocado can be used as a functional and nutritional food due to its phytochemical composition and the mineral content of its pulp, which contributes to the promotion of its consumption and encourages healthy eating. In addition, the use of sustainable practices, such as fertigation and the application of microorganisms, is also promoted for growing avocado.

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antioxidant activitycarotenoidsfatty acidsflavonoidspolyphenolsproximal analysiszinc

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PMID37176848
PMCPMC10180668
OpenAlexW4367181543

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