Biochemical and agro-biological diversity of Viburnum opulus genotypes

Abstract

Abstract:Interest in the biochemical composition of Viburnum opulus fruit has intensified due to the food industry's demand for natural vitamins, pigments and other substances that enhance the value of different foods. The present study was conducted to determine the agro-biological and biochemical variability of V. opulus and to select the genotypes that could best serve as sources of health promoting substances. Twelve selected genotypes were evaluated. 'Leningradskaya Otbornaya', V. opulus var. americanum, 'Zarnitsa', and local clone P2 were determined to be the best genotypes for growth in commercial plantations. Fruits of the local clone P3 were characterised by large amounts of total phenolics, ascorbic acid, and reducing sugars. V. opulus var. sargentii and V. opulus var. americanum contained exceptionally large amounts of total phenolics, 1460.0 and 1400.0 mg/100 g, respectively. The amount of ascorbic acid varied from 12.4 to 41.4 mg/100 g, the amount of carotenoids varied from 1.4 to 2.8 mg/100 g, the amount of anthocyanins varied from 23.2 to 44.6 mg/100 g, and the amount of total phenolics varied from 753.0 to 1460.0 mg/100 g. The presence of these large amounts of biologically active compounds enables their use as potent antioxidants. The data describing agro-biological characteristics, biochemical components, and health promoting activities of V. opulus fruits will increase the understanding of this plant and facilitate its use in the food and pharmaceuticals industry.

Evaluation of European Cranberrybush (Viburnum opulus L.) genotypes for agro-morphological, biochemical and bioactive characteristics in Turkey

“…The lowest weight found was 0.67 g in the SIV-2 genotype, but it too was not significant relative to the other seedlings. Previously, the weight of European Cranberrybush fruit had been reported between 0.40 and 0.87 g (Bolat and Ozcan 1995, Kara et al 1995, Kollmann and Grubb 2002, Karadeniz et al 2003, Cesoniene et al 2010, Ozrenk et al 2011, Gundogar 2013. Large fruit is a desirable quality trait, primarily for the fresh fruits and secondly for the dried ones, rendering them more attractive to consumers.…”

“…Cesoniene et al (2010) had reported a wide variation in 10 cultivars and genotypes of European Cranberrybush in Lithuania for the number of fruit per raceme and the number of racemes per bush as 29.6-78.6 (average 46.2) and 228-1039 (average 630), respectively. Ozrenk et al (2011) reported the number of fruit per raceme between 29 and 71 in 2 genotypes of European Cranberrybush grown in eastern Turkey.…”

“…reported vitamin C at 35.20 mg per 100 g of fruit in European Cranberrybush in Turkey. Cesoniene et al (2010) reported a wide variation in vitamin C content of 10 cultivars and genotypes of European Cranberrybush in Lithuania, in the range 12.4-41.1 mg per 100 g of fruit (average 27 mg). reported an ascorbic acid concentration of 52.7 mg per 100 g in V. opulus fruit.…”

“…reported that TPC in V. opulus was in the range of 330-350 mg per 100 ml of juice, which is markedly lower than in the juice analyzed in our work. Cesoniene et al (2010) reported total phenolic content in extracts from the fruits of V. opulus between 753 and 1280 mg GAE per 100 g FW and indicated that the differences in total phenolic amounts expressed as GAE were caused by genetic variation. The Total Phenolic Content (TPH) of fresh V. opulus fruit had previously been reported to be 351.3-356.6 mg per 100 g , which was lower than in our study.…”

“…3). Cesoniene et al (2010) had reported total anthocyanin content between 23.2 and 44.6 mg per 100 g in Lithuania.…”