Analysis Of Phenolic Acids In Varities Of Solanum Lycopersicum Cultivated In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Tomatoes (solanum lycopersicum) are widely cultivating vegetable globally, prized for their culinary versatility and nutritional value. The contents of phenolic acids vary among varieties of tomatoes and phenolic acids are known for their antioxidant properties. Tomatoes plants breeding has been performed in Maharashtra state, India by using varieties of hybrid seeds to improve their biologically active phenolic acids contents. In the present investigation, I have selected three hybrid varieties of tomatoes named as ATV1, and Parbhaniyashisree to analyze the total phenolic acids in their extract (tomato peels) by colorimetric method using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. Alkaline extraction process applied to tomato skins is cheap and the highest extraction yield per 25 g dry extract was found in Vasundhara tomato variety compare to other varieties. Total phenolic contents were found higher amount compare to native tomato peels. Therefore tomato skins treated with alkali contain various phenolic acids and has promising anti-oxidant properties