CHEN Shanmin, HUANG Ping,WANG Zhenshuai, XIN Siyue,SHENG Huaiyu,JIANG Heti
To evaluate the overall quality of five sweet potato vinegars, 11 quality indicators including pH, total soluble solid (TSS), total sugar, total acid, total polyphenol, total ester, values of L*, a*, and b*, as well as DPPH radical scavenging rate and ORAC value were measured. The results indicated that there were significant differences in pH, TSS, total ester content and L*, a*, and b* values among different sweet potato vinegars. Besides, there were no significant differences in chroma value C*, total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity between Yuzi 7 and 13-3-35, but they were significantly different from other vinegars. Principal component analysis extracted two principal components from 11 quality indicators, which mainly reflected nutrient composition, color, and antioxidant capacity. The comprehensive quality scores (from high to low) of five vinegars were 13-3-35, Yuzi 7, Yu 15, Yu 19, and Yu 27. Besides, total acid, total ester, a* value, b* value, DPPH radical scavenging rate and ORAC value that were selected by principal component analysis could be used to judge the quality of sweet potato vinegar, which provides a method for simple judgment of sweet potato vinegar quality.