| Title: | Leek or Garlic? A Chemical Evaluation of Elephant Garlic Volatiles |
| Address: | "Dipartimento di Farmacia, Universita di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy. Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca 'Nutraceutica e Alimentazione per la Salute', Universita di Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy" |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules25092082 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1420-3049 (Electronic) 1420-3049 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "'Aglione della Valdichiana' is listed among the Traditional Agronomic and Edible Products of Italy, as it is a typical product of the Chiana Valley (Tuscany, Italy). It is also known as 'elephant garlic', due to the dimension of its cloves, and, other than in the Italian Mediterranean area, its presence is also reported in North Africa and Southwest Asia. The current botanical classification identifies it as a leek variety (Allium ampeloprasum L.), although its appearance, except for its larger dimensions, resembles that of garlic. In the present study, the spontaneous volatile emission of whole and cut cloves of 'Aglione della Valdichiana' (elephant garlic), garlic, and leek has been profiled by headspace solid phase micro-extraction. The results have been subjected to statistical analyses (analysis of variance, hierarchical cluster, and principal component analysis) to assess whether the chemical profile confirmed the botanical proximity of elephant garlic and leek, rather than garlic. The phytochemical volatiles evaluation indicated a higher proximity of elephant garlic to garlic, rather than leek, at least for the Chiana Valley specimen analyzed in this study" |
| Keywords: | Garlic/*chemistry Onions/*chemistry Phytochemicals/*analysis/*chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis/*chemistry Allium ampeloprasum var.holmense (Mill.) Asch.et Graebn.Tahiti garlic big tex garlic garlic great headed garlic headspace leek; |
| Notes: | "MedlineAscrizzi, Roberta Flamini, Guido eng Switzerland 2020/05/06 Molecules. 2020 Apr 29; 25(9):2082. doi: 10.3390/molecules25092082" |
