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October 30, 2024
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Sensory Characteristics and Volatile Organic Compound Profile of Wild Edible Mushrooms from Patagonia, Argentina

Publicated to:Foods. 13 (21): 3447- - 2024-10-29 13(21), DOI: 10.3390/foods13213447

Authors: Barroetaveña, C., González, G. C., Tejedor-Calvo, E., Toledo, C., & Pildain, M. B.

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Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz, Buenos Aires 2290, Argentina - Author
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz, Buenos Aires 2290, Argentina, Área de Fitopatología y Microbiología Aplicada, Centro de Investigaciones y Extensión Forestal Andino Patagónico (CIEFAP), Ruta Nacional 259 Km - Author
Department of Plant Science, Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA), Av. Montañana, 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain, Laboratory for Flavor Analysis and Enology (LAAE), Department of Analytical Chemistry, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Pedro Cerbu - Author

Abstract

The Andean–Patagonian forests of South America offer a great variety of wild edible mushrooms, many with ancestral use and others linked to new mycogastronomic offers. However, their sensory properties and detailed characterizations have not yet been deeply explored and described, nor have their alterations due to cold storage. The aims of this work were to perform a sensory characterization through a trained panel evaluation, perform target volatile compounds analysis and evaluate post-harvest preservation methods effects on nine species of wild edible mushrooms with different trophic habits (Cortinarius magellanicus, Panus dusenii, Fistulina antarctica, F. endoxantha, Gloeosoma vitellinum, Grifola gargal, Lepista nuda, Ramaria patagonica, and Cyttaria hariotii). The sensory description of dehydrated specimens through quantitative descriptive analysis showed that panelists were a significant source of variation; F. antarctica and R. patagonica registered distinct sweet flavor/spice odor and wood/sweet flavor, respectively, and different textures. Refrigeration produced a rapid loss of sensory characteristics, whereas freezer conservation satisfactorily maintained the characteristics in F. anctartica, R. patagonica, G. vitellinum, and C. hariotti for at least four months. A total of 60 target volatile organic compounds were detected, corresponding to grass, mushroom, alkane, and pungent odors in F. anctartica, R. patagonica, and G. vitellinum. The detailed sensory characterization and post-harvest conservation options of these novel products constitute crucial information to promote their sustainable use and local development through innovative activities linked to tourism, such as mushroom gastronomy and mycotourism.

Keywords

Análisis cuantitativoArgentinaGastronomíaPreservación de alimentosPropiedades organolépticasSetas comestibles

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Foods due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 38/173, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Food Science & Technology.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-12:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 5.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 6 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Argentina.