Antioxidant potential and physical-chemical characteristics of organic tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) in comparison with conventional tomato / Avaliação do potencial antioxidante e de algumas características físico-químicas do tomate (Lycopersicon esculentum) orgânico em comparação ao convencional

Renata Galhardo Borguini

Objective: The main objective of this survey was to compare the cultivation effect (organic and conventional) over the physical-chemical characteristics, the content of antioxidant compounds and the antioxidant activity of tomatoes Carmen cultivar. Considering that home preparation of the food may be a significant effect over the level of nutrients in relation to a fresh food, particularly in the content of antioxidants and, consequently, in the antioxidant activity of these compounds, the influence of many ways of home prepare of tomatoes was verified. Methods: Tomatoes underwent the following treatments: whole fresh tomatoes, fresh tomatoes without the peel, fresh tomatoes without seeds, tomato sauce and tomato puree. Samples were physical-chemically analyzed for water activity, total soluble solids, water content, pH, color, ascorbic acid, total phenolics and lycopene. Samples were freeze-dried, and then underwent the sequential extraction process for fruits, resulting in ether, alcohol and water extracts. These extracts were tested by DPPH test and the beta-carotene/linoleic acid system in order to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant activity. Samples were also submitted to pesticide multi residue analysis. For the statistical analyses, ANOVA and the Tukey test were used considering a significance level of 5%. Results: The whole organic tomato and the organic sauce presented higher acid ascorbic content than their conventional counterparts. The organic tomato exhibited higher phenolics content than the conventional for all products and preparations. It was not possible to detect differences between organic and conventional in relation to the lycopene content form all preparations and products. For the ether extracts by the DPPH method, it was verified that only the organic tomato without seeds showed higher antioxidant activity than the conventional one. For the alcohol extract by the DPPH method, only the tomato without seeds not reveal differences between organic and conventional. The remaining organic preparations and products were better than the conventional. In the case of the water extract, only the whole tomato and the sauce did not show differences between the organic and the conventional, whereas the other preparations of the organic tomato exhibited higher antioxidant activity than those of the conventional tomato. For the ether extract in the beta-carotene/linoleic acid system it was verified that the conventional sauce was better than the organic one. However, the organic tomatoes without peel and seeds exhibited higher antioxidant activity than the conventional ones. For the alcohol extract in the beta-carotene/linoleic acid system no difference was detected between the organic and conventional tomato preparations and products. In the case of the water extract, the organic tomato afforded higher antioxidant activity for all types of preparations, except for the sauce. The method of cultivation was a determinant factor in relation to the presence of pesticides residues, since the organic tomato prepared in different forms did not contain these residues (permethrin, tebuconazol and dithiocarbamate). Conclusions: Due the limited size of the sample, no general statement could be made in relation to the method of cultivation and the nutritive value of tomatoes. However, for most of the parameter studied, the organically grown tomatoes ranked higher than the conventional tomatoes.

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