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Exploration of Vanilla pompona from the Peruvian Amazon as a potential source of vanilla essence: Quantification of phenolics by HPLC-DAD

  • Helena Maruenda
  • , Maria Del Lujan Vico
  • , Ethan Householder
  • , John Janovec
  • , Cristhian Cañari
  • , Angelica Naka
  • , Ana E. Gonzalez
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Botanical Research Institute of Texas

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Abstract

This study provides the first chemical investigation of wild-harvested fruits of Vanilla pompona ssp. grandiflora (Lindl.) Soto-Arenas developed in their natural habitat in the Peruvian Amazon. Flowers were hand-pollinated and the resulting fruits were analysed at different developmental stages using an HPLC-DAD method validated for the quantification of glucovanillin and seven other compounds. The method showed satisfactory linearity (r2 > 0.9969), precision (coefficient of variation
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)161-167
Number of pages7
JournalFood Chemistry
Volume138
StatePublished - 1 May 2013

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