Tissue-specific metabolomics and pigment profiling of Black Change and red Chal tomatoes
in peel, which likely masks carotenoids and produces the blackish appearance. Overall, the superior nutritional quality often attributed to BCT was not supported and BCT peel coloration is primarily associated with chlorophyll retention.
Authors
- S G Lee
- Lei Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9676-7366)
- Yu Miao
- Mi-Bo Kim
- Suhyeon Baek
Institutions
- Pukyong National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Food Chemistry X
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2026.103928
- Primary Topic
- melanin and skin pigmentation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Pukyong National University