A comparison of major taste- and health-related compounds of Vaccinium berries
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2012
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Milivojević, JasminkaMaksimović, Vuk
Dragišić-Maksimović, Jelena J.
Radivojević, Dragan
Poledica, Milena
Ercisli, Sezai
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The chemical fruit composition, phenolic profile, and corresponding total antioxidant activity of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and 2 commercial blueberry cultivars (Vaccinium corymbosum) were analyzed. Results from this study showed that cultivar Berkeley yielded the highest glucose and fructose contents (70.8 and 88.8 mg/g FW, respectively), and the sweetness index expressed a similar trend, achieving the highest value for cultivar Berkeley (279.2). Citric acid was the major organic acid in the berries tested. V myrtillus yielded a total organic acids value 2-fold higher (0.35 mg/g FW) as well as the highest vitamin C content (25.8 mg/100 g FW). Among the flavonols measured, myricetin was most abundant in V myrtillus (10.7 mu g/g FW), whereas the highest amounts of kaempferol and quercetin were detected in the blueberry cultivar Bluecrop (4.75 and 9.11 mu g/g FW, respectively). Despite the challenge of characterizing phenolic acids due to the complexity and natural variation in frui...t composition, this study confirms that cultivars of V corymbosum are rich sources of chlorogenic acid, particularly cultivar Bluecrop (71.2 mu g/g FW). Nevertheless, total phenolics were higher in V myrtillus than in the cultivated blueberries, and consequently the highest level of total antioxidant capacity was recorded in wild bilberry (6.16 mg asc/g FW). This semicomprehensive study characterizes the fruit quality attributes and illustrates differences in the content of taste- and health-related compounds present in these Vaccinium berries.
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Bilberry / highbush blueberry cultivars / sugars / organic acids / phenolics / antioxidant capacitySource:
Turkish Journal of Biology, 2012, 36, 6, 738-745Publisher:
- Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, Ankara
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- Development of integrated management of harmful organisms in plant production in order to overcome resistance and to improve food quality and safety (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-46008)
- The membranes as sites of interaction between the intracellular and apoplastic environments: studies of the bioenergetics and signaling using biophysical and biochemical techniques. (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-173040)
- Study of structure-function relationships in the plant cell wall and modifications of the wall structure by enzyme engineering (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-173017)
DOI: 10.3906/biy-1206-39
ISSN: 1300-0152
WoS: 000312424500016
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Milivojević, Jasminka AU - Maksimović, Vuk AU - Dragišić-Maksimović, Jelena J. AU - Radivojević, Dragan AU - Poledica, Milena AU - Ercisli, Sezai PY - 2012 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3065 AB - The chemical fruit composition, phenolic profile, and corresponding total antioxidant activity of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and 2 commercial blueberry cultivars (Vaccinium corymbosum) were analyzed. Results from this study showed that cultivar Berkeley yielded the highest glucose and fructose contents (70.8 and 88.8 mg/g FW, respectively), and the sweetness index expressed a similar trend, achieving the highest value for cultivar Berkeley (279.2). Citric acid was the major organic acid in the berries tested. V myrtillus yielded a total organic acids value 2-fold higher (0.35 mg/g FW) as well as the highest vitamin C content (25.8 mg/100 g FW). Among the flavonols measured, myricetin was most abundant in V myrtillus (10.7 mu g/g FW), whereas the highest amounts of kaempferol and quercetin were detected in the blueberry cultivar Bluecrop (4.75 and 9.11 mu g/g FW, respectively). Despite the challenge of characterizing phenolic acids due to the complexity and natural variation in fruit composition, this study confirms that cultivars of V corymbosum are rich sources of chlorogenic acid, particularly cultivar Bluecrop (71.2 mu g/g FW). Nevertheless, total phenolics were higher in V myrtillus than in the cultivated blueberries, and consequently the highest level of total antioxidant capacity was recorded in wild bilberry (6.16 mg asc/g FW). This semicomprehensive study characterizes the fruit quality attributes and illustrates differences in the content of taste- and health-related compounds present in these Vaccinium berries. PB - Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, Ankara T2 - Turkish Journal of Biology T1 - A comparison of major taste- and health-related compounds of Vaccinium berries EP - 745 IS - 6 SP - 738 VL - 36 DO - 10.3906/biy-1206-39 ER -
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Milivojević, J., Maksimović, V., Dragišić-Maksimović, J. J., Radivojević, D., Poledica, M.,& Ercisli, S.. (2012). A comparison of major taste- and health-related compounds of Vaccinium berries. in Turkish Journal of Biology Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, Ankara., 36(6), 738-745. https://doi.org/10.3906/biy-1206-39
Milivojević J, Maksimović V, Dragišić-Maksimović JJ, Radivojević D, Poledica M, Ercisli S. A comparison of major taste- and health-related compounds of Vaccinium berries. in Turkish Journal of Biology. 2012;36(6):738-745. doi:10.3906/biy-1206-39 .
Milivojević, Jasminka, Maksimović, Vuk, Dragišić-Maksimović, Jelena J., Radivojević, Dragan, Poledica, Milena, Ercisli, Sezai, "A comparison of major taste- and health-related compounds of Vaccinium berries" in Turkish Journal of Biology, 36, no. 6 (2012):738-745, https://doi.org/10.3906/biy-1206-39 . .