BIOCHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES OF SOME FIG (FICUS CARICA L.) GENOTYPES GROWN IN THE SOUTH-WEST REGION OF ROMANIA

The aim of this paper is to make a brief characterization of some fig genotypes based on their biochemical composition. Fruit moisture, sugar content, total phenolic content (TPC) and macro/micronutrient content were determined for 14 fig genotypes from the South-West region of Romania. The fruit moisture values varied between 75.16 % and 84.68 % and the sugar content ranged between 18.15 % and 28.90 %. It was found that the dark skinned figs had the highest TPC (109.11 mg GAE/100g FW in S1 genotype), compared to the light skinned ones (14.64 mg GAE/100g FW in L1 genotype). Calcium and potassium were found to be the predominant macronutrients, followed by magnesium and phosphorus. Sodium, iron and zinc were found to be the most abundant micronutrients in the studied fig fruits.