Prunus mume contains an abundance of minerals such as free sugars, sitosterol, calcium, and iron. It is also an alkaline food that has high levels of organic acids, including succinic acid, citric acid, malic acid, and tartaric acid. P. mume has various functionalities as a health food supplement due to its beneficial effects on fatigue, aging, hangovers, and abnormal defecation (Han et al., 2001;Ko et al., 2007;Park et al., 2013). In addition, it contains rutin, lyoniresinol, and mumefural and has bioactive effects such as anti-cancer, anti-diabetes, and anti-hypertensive activities (Hwang, 2008). Therefore, various processed products based on P. mume fruits are being developed. Studies on the physiological activity of P. mume have previously focused on its antioxidant and anti-microbial
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.