Campus Units
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2017
Journal or Book Title
Fermentation
Volume
3
Issue
3
First Page
47
DOI
10.3390/fermentation3030047
Abstract
Cold-hardy grape cultivars have become popular in northern regions. Wines from these cultivars are low in tannins and lighter in color compared to Vitis vinifera. The northern regions are striving to enhance desired ″full body″ and red color qualities in the wine produced from cold-hardy grapes. The objective of this study was to compare tannin and pigment content in skins and seeds of three cold-hardy red grape cultivars, at two time points, from two locations, using the Adams-Harbertson (A-H) assay. The A-H assay is based on protein precipitation and spectrophotometry. Total tannin concentrations detected in Frontenac, Marquette, and St. Croix berries, ranged from 0.29 to 0.66 mg/berry catechin equivalents (CE). Bitter seed tannins were most abundant in Marquette berries (0.54 ± 0.66 mg/berry CE). Softer skin tannins were most abundant in St. Croix berries (0.24 ± 0.19 mg/berry CE). Monomeric anthocyanins contributed to over 60% of the total color at pH 4.9 and were highest in St. Croix skins (74.21% of the total color at pH 4.9). Varying amounts of short polymeric pigments and long polymeric pigments were present in grape skins, indicating that pigmented tannins had already formed by harvest. This is the first evaluation of tannins and pigments in Frontenac, Marquette, and St. Croix berries
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Copyright Owner
Fermentation
Copyright Date
2017
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Rice, Somchai; Koziel, Jacek A.; Dharmadhikari, Murlidhar; and Fennell, Anne, "Evaluation of Tannins and Anthocyanins in Marquette, Frontenac, and St. Croix Cold-Hardy Grape Cultivars" (2017). Food Science and Human Nutrition Publications. 17.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/fshn_hs_pubs/17
Comments
This is an article published as Somchai Rice, Jacek A. Koziel, Murlidhar Dharmadhikari , Anne Fennell; Evaluation of Tannins and Anthocyanins in Marquette, Frontenac, and St. Croix Cold-Hardy Grape Cultivars. Fermentation 2017, 3(3), 47; doi:10.3390/fermentation3030047.