Investigation of Polyphenolic Compounds in Different Varieties of Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to study the qualitative and quantitative composition of the main groups of biologically active substances in the fresh fruits of five different varieties of black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliot), carried out within the framework of the search for available and cost-effective raw materials for food product fortification. Samples of aronia chokeberry were grown at the Federal Scientific Center named after I.V. Michurin in the Tambov region of Russia. Using a modern chemical–analytical methodology, the contents and profiles of anthocyanin pigments, proanthocyanidins, flavonoids, hydroxycinnamic acids, organic acids (malic, quinic, succinic, and citric), monosaccharides, disaccharides, and sorbitol were determined in detail. Based on the results of the study, the most promising varieties were determined in terms of the content of the main biologically active substances.

Influence of lactic acid fermentation on the phenolic profile, antioxidant activities, and volatile compounds of black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) juice

“…Moreover, cyanidin-3-Orutinoside was the dominant anthocyanin, with a content of 377.92 mg/L in the black chokeberry juice. Though these results largely agree with the existing literature, in some black chokeberry processed products, additional research has indicated the existence of various prevailing phenolic compounds in numerous other investigations (Chen et al, 2023;Gerasimov et al, 2023). The discrepancy in the fruit's composition may contribute to the difference in the cultivar, the planting environment, the maturity of the fruits, and the process technology.…”

Chemical Composition, Nutritional, and Biological Properties of Extracts Obtained with Different Techniques from Aronia melanocarpa Berries

“…Several studies have demonstrated that A. melanocarpa is a rich source of polyphenols, mainly phenolic acids and flavonoids, with several health effects [ 9 ]. According to our results, flavonols represent one of the most abundant classes of flavonoids, with quercetin derivatives as the most abundant compounds [ 43 , 44 , 45 ]. However, isorhamnetin and kaempferol derivatives were also previously detected [ 44 , 46 ].…”

“…Anthocyanins represented the second largest group of flavonoids (15–30%), being black chokeberry among the anthocyanin-rich berries like blackcurrant and elderberry [ 43 ]. The most abundant compounds include cyanidin and pelargonidin derivatives [ 43 , 45 , 47 ], whereas this is the first study that also identified delphinidin, peonidin, and malvidin derivatives.…”

“…A. melanocarpa is also characterized by a high amount of hydroxycinnamic derivatives such as caffeic, coumaric, and ferulic derivatives [ 44 ], and minor sub-classes of flavonoids such as flavones and flavanols, of which the most representative compounds are certainly apigenin and luteolin, and catechin and epicatechin derivatives, respectively [ 45 , 46 , 47 ]. Eryodictiol-3- O -glucoside is the only flavanone previously identified in A. melanocarpa , although in the present study, other compounds belonging to the same sub-class of polyphenols, such as naringenin derivatives (i.e., phloretin and phloridzin), were identified.…”

Light Can Induce Accumulation of Nutritional Antioxidants in Black Chokeberry Cell Suspension Culture

“…Elliot (black chokeberry) is a plant native to East Canada and North America that belongs to the Rosaceae family [1]. The plant is popular, with fruits that are among the richest source of antioxidants and colorants among all berries [2][3][4][5][6][7]. Anthocyanins, procyanidins, flavonoids and phenolics, found in fruits, have severalbeneficial health properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancerogenic, antidiabetic, cardioprotective and hepatoprotective effects [1,[8][9][10][11][12][13].…”