Preliminary evaluation of selected Prunus spinosa and P. insititia genotypes for their nutraceutical properties
Fruits of nine Prunus spinosa and P. insititia selections were compared in their ferric reducing antioxidant power and total phenolic content. The antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content ranged between 6.36 and 29.26 mmol AA/L, and 5.04 and 29.71 mmol GA/L, respectively. These ranges cover...
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doaj-f9359c3e5d57426fb0f373923d85c4bf2020-11-25T02:48:18ZengUniversity of DebrecenInternational Journal of Horticultural Science1585-04042676-931X2011-12-01174-510.31421/IJHS/17/4-5/961Preliminary evaluation of selected Prunus spinosa and P. insititia genotypes for their nutraceutical propertiesN. Papp0F. Szőke1Z. Szabó2J. Nyéki3É. Stefanovits-Bányai4A. Hegedűs5Corvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Food Science, Department of Applied Chemistry, 1118 Budapest, Villányi út 29., Hungary; University of Debrecen, Centre of Agricultural Sciences, H-4032, Debrecen, HungaryUniversity of Debrecen, Centre of Agricultural Sciences, H-4032, Debrecen, HungaryUniversity of Debrecen, Centre of Agricultural Sciences, H-4032, Debrecen, HungaryUniversity of Debrecen, Centre of Agricultural Sciences, H-4032, Debrecen, HungaryCorvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Food Science, Department of Applied Chemistry, 1118 Budapest, Villányi út 29., HungaryCorvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 1118 Budapest, Villányi út 29., Hungary Fruits of nine Prunus spinosa and P. insititia selections were compared in their ferric reducing antioxidant power and total phenolic content. The antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content ranged between 6.36 and 29.26 mmol AA/L, and 5.04 and 29.71 mmol GA/L, respectively. These ranges cover an almost 5-times variation among the tested genotypes. The Pearson’s coefficient was very high (0.92) indicating a major contribution of polyphenolics to the antioxidant capacity of the tested Prunus fruits. Conserving resulted in an approximate 20 % loss of antioxidant power and slightly increased phenolic contents. Our results led us to the conclusion that fruit of Prunus spinosa and P. insititia might be considered as rich sources of antioxidants. In addition, procession with heat treatment caused only a slight decrease in the antioxidant capacity without loss in the total polyphenolic content. https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/IJHS/article/view/961antioxidantblackthornplumsPrunus insititiaPrunus spinosatotal phenolics |
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N. Papp F. Szőke Z. Szabó J. Nyéki É. Stefanovits-Bányai A. Hegedűs Preliminary evaluation of selected Prunus spinosa and P. insititia genotypes for their nutraceutical properties International Journal of Horticultural Science antioxidant blackthorn plums Prunus insititia Prunus spinosa total phenolics |
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N. Papp F. Szőke Z. Szabó J. Nyéki É. Stefanovits-Bányai A. Hegedűs |
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Preliminary evaluation of selected Prunus spinosa and P. insititia genotypes for their nutraceutical properties |
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Preliminary evaluation of selected Prunus spinosa and P. insititia genotypes for their nutraceutical properties |
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Preliminary evaluation of selected Prunus spinosa and P. insititia genotypes for their nutraceutical properties |
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Preliminary evaluation of selected Prunus spinosa and P. insititia genotypes for their nutraceutical properties |
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Preliminary evaluation of selected Prunus spinosa and P. insititia genotypes for their nutraceutical properties |
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preliminary evaluation of selected prunus spinosa and p. insititia genotypes for their nutraceutical properties |
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University of Debrecen |
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International Journal of Horticultural Science |
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Fruits of nine Prunus spinosa and P. insititia selections were compared in their ferric reducing antioxidant power and total phenolic content. The antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content ranged between 6.36 and 29.26 mmol AA/L, and 5.04 and 29.71 mmol GA/L, respectively. These ranges cover an almost 5-times variation among the tested genotypes. The Pearson’s coefficient was very high (0.92) indicating a major contribution of polyphenolics to the antioxidant capacity of the tested Prunus fruits. Conserving resulted in an approximate 20 % loss of antioxidant power and slightly increased phenolic contents. Our results led us to the conclusion that fruit of Prunus spinosa and P. insititia might be considered as rich sources of antioxidants. In addition, procession with heat treatment caused only a slight decrease in the antioxidant capacity without loss in the total polyphenolic content.
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