Comparisons of nutritional and phytochemical property of genetically modified CMV-resistant red pepper and its parental cultivar

• Published in: Horticulture, environment and biotechnology Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 151 - 157
• Main Authors: Bhandari, Shiva Ram, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea, Basnet, Sunita, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea, Chung, K.H., Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Republic of Korea, Ryu, K.H., Seoul Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Lee, Y.S., Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea Korean Society for Horticulture and Science 01.04.2012; 한국원예학회
• Subjects: Agriculture; Biomedical and Life Sciences; GMO; Life Sciences; NUTRIENTES; NUTRIENTS; phytochemical; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Ecology; Plant Physiology; Research Report; SUBSTANCE NUTRITIVE; substantial equivalence; 농학; substantial equivalence; GMO; nutrient; phytochemical
• ISSN: 2211-3452; 2211-3460
• DOI: 10.1007/s13580-012-0076-5

The aim of this study was to compare the nutritional composition of a genetically modified (GM) CMV-resistant red pepper strain with its parental line. Specifically, the nutrient content (moisture, protein, lipid, ash, carbohydrate, and energy), minerals, fatty acid composition, capsaicinoids (capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin), free sugars (glucose, sucrose, and fructose), vitamin E isomers (α-, β-, γ-, and δ-tocopherols), vitamin C, phytosterols (campesterol, stigmasterol, and β-sitosterol), squalene contents, and ASTA values were analyzed and compared. Most of the analyzed compounds showed no significant differences between the GM red peppers and the parental line. The only significant difference was observed in stigmasterol content, but the difference was below the 15% natural-fluctuation threshold. These results suggest that the CMV-GM pepper is equivalent to its parental line in terms of nutritional and phytochemical composition.