Chemical Differentiation of Sugarcane Cultivars Based on Volatile Profile and Chemometric Analysis

Silva, Pedro; Freitas, Jorge; Nunes, Fernando M.; Câmara, José S.

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Sugarcane (SC) is a perennial grass widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. However, its cultivation in Europe is residual, where Madeira Island, Portugal, is the only region where SC continues to be extensively cultivated. For the first time, the volatile profiles of regional cultivars were established by solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography− mass spectrometry. Different volatile profiles for each cultivar were recognized, identifying 260 volatile organic compounds belonging to 15 chemical classes, such as aldehydes, alcohols, ketones, hydrocarbons, esters, and terpenes. Chemometric analysis procedure, namely, one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s test, principal component analysis, partial least-square analysis, linear discriminant analysis, and hierarchical clustering analysis, allowed the differentiation between all regional cultivars. This study represents an important contribution for the maintenance of biodiversity and subsistence of the SC industry in Europe. Furthermore, it is also a valuable contribution to establish the typicality of traditional SC-based products, such as SC honey.

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Sugarcane Cultivar Volatile organic compound Differentiation Chemometric analysis . Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia Centro de Química da Madeira

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Silva, P., Freitas, J., Nunes, F. M., & Câmara, J. S. (2021). Chemical Differentiation of Sugarcane Cultivars Based on Volatile Profile and Chemometric Analysis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 69(11), 3548-3558.