New Insights into Sprout Production from Melon (

Angelica Galieni, Beatrice Falcinelli, Fabio Stagnari, Eleonora Oliva, Federico Fanti, Maria Chiara Lorenzetti, Paolo Benincasa

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Angelica GalieniResearch Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics [CREA-OF], 63077 Monsampolo del Tronto, Italy.

Beatrice FalcinelliDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy.

Fabio StagnariDepartment of Bioscience and Technology for Agriculture Food and Environment, Campus Universitario di Coste Sant'Agostino, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy.

Eleonora OlivaDepartment of Bioscience and Technology for Agriculture Food and Environment, Campus Universitario di Coste Sant'Agostino, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy.

Federico FantiDepartment of Bioscience and Technology for Agriculture Food and Environment, Campus Universitario di Coste Sant'Agostino, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9235-5874

Maria Chiara LorenzettiDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy.

Paolo BenincasaDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8502-8026

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Abstract

Melon is a valuable crop that generates significant by-products during consumption and processing. Among these, seeds are rich in phenolic compounds and might be used to produce sprouts with increased content of these bioactive substances. This study evaluated phenolic compounds (PhCs) in sprouts of two melon cultivars, Thales and SV9424ML, obtained from seeds having different germination speeds, thus harvested at 6 and 14 days after sowing (DAS). A factorial combination of cultivar and harvest time was tested in a completely randomized design with four replicates. Thales produced more ready-to-eat sprouts at 6 DAS than SV9424ML (64.0% vs. 46.7%). Sprouting significantly increased total PhCs content, particularly flavonoids, with Thales showing higher values than SV9424ML (50.2 vs. 32.6 mg kg

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flavonoidsgerminationhydroxybenzoic acidshydroxycinnamic acidspolyphenol

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PMID40647905

DOI10.3390/plants14131896

PMCPMC12252063

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