Lipid Metabolism, Polar Metabolites, and Phenolics in Hass Avocados during Postharvest Storage (<em>Persea americana</em> Mill)

Abstract

The current study aims to investigate the changes in polar metabolites, phenolic compounds, and fatty acids in the skin of Hass avocados stored under two distinct circumstances. Fruits from the Bartolillo orchard were primarily associated with linoleic and oleic acid as significant variables. Fruits were primarily associated with palmitoleic, palmitic, and oleic acids in Quilhuica. For one orchard, the phenolic content increased at the start of storage and declined at the conclusion, whereas the opposite was true for another, showing that the outcome was depending on the orchard and storage conditions. The polar metabolites that most closely connected with the fruits of the Quilhuica orchard were serine, glutaric acid, xylitol, and D-mannitol, whereas &amp;szlig;-sitosterol and gluconic were related to the fruits of the Bartolillo orchard.