Comprehensive evaluation on quality of green asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) from different harvest periods
To evaluate the quality of green asparagus from different harvest periods,cultivar Grande was selected.The changes of color,vitamin C,soluble protein,total sugar,lignin,amino acid,trace elements,total phenolic and flavornoids contents,DPPH and · OH free-radical scavenging capacities were measured in green asparagus harvested in April,May,June,July.Principal component analysis (PCA) and fuzzy subordinate function method were conducted on main quality parameters.According to PCA,two principal components which contribution to 88.891% of quality information of green asparagus were obtained.Combined with the analysis of correlation between each index,total phenolics,flavornoids,lignin,trace elements and H0 were selected by using fuzzy subordinate function value analysis.The results showed that the highest mean value (0.79) was found in green asparagus harvested in May with the best quality,followed by April (0.55),July (0.50),and June (0.37).The quality of green asparagus harvested in spring was better than one in autumn.
green asparagusharvest periodqualityprincipal component analysis (PCA)subordinate function method