Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Capacity of Seven Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.) Genotypes Grown in Poland

Wiśniewski

et al. 2019

Eur Food Res Technol

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The main goals of the study were to determine nutritional parameters including contents of organic acids, sugars, and bioactive compounds as well as the antioxidant activity of fruits and fruit components of seven selected Saskatoon berry (Alnifolia alnifolia) genotypes. Fruits of three Polish clones ('no 5/6', 'type N', and 'type S') and of four Canadian cultivars ('Martin', 'Pembina', 'Smoky', and 'Thiessen') and their components including peel, flesh and seeds were used in the study. The antioxidant potential was determined by the radical scavenging capacity assay, the profiles of organic acids and sugars were analyzed by high-pressure liquid chromatography and the bioactive compounds were quantified using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography. Fruits of the tested genotypes and their components differed significantly in their antioxidant activity and in their contents of sugars, organic acids and bioactive compounds. Fruits of the 'clone type S' showed the highest antioxidant activity, while those of cvs. 'Thiessen' and 'Smoky' had the highest amount of polyphenols and organic acids. The highest contents of organic acids and bioactive compounds were determined in the fruit peel of the cvs. 'Thiessen' and 'Smoky' and 'clone type S'. The total content of organic acids in fruits of the tested genotypes and their components ranged from 2.50 g/100 g dm (seeds) to 20.50 g/100 g dm (flesh). Malic, quinic, and tartaric acids were found to prevail in these fruits. In turn, the cluster analysis and principal components analysis helped determining the most important variables and identifying three groups of genotypes clustered depending on similarities in the content of individual compounds testes. Results indicated that fruits of the tested Saskatoon berry genotypes and their components were valuable sources of natural antioxidants, while fruit components such as peel and seeds could be used to develop new functional foods, and super foods with health-promoting properties, and also as medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic components.

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Section: Organic Acids and Sugarssupporting

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Section: Quantification Of Polyphenolsmentioning

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Chemical parameters profile analysis by liquid chromatography and antioxidative activity of the Saskatoon berry fruits and their components

Wiśniewski

et al. 2019

Eur Food Res Technol

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“…This fact is widely known in the literature, but there is little information on the impact of carriers and their quantity and drying methods on the individual matrix, especially of Saskatoon berry. What is more, according to literature [1][2][3]17,23,24], the Saskatoon berry fruits are an excellent source of polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant properties responsible for their proved anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and chemo-protective effects. They have more bioactive compounds than e.g., blueberry, blackberry, bilberry, raspberry, and strawberry [25,26].…”

Section: Polyphenolic Content and Chemical Profilementioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Maltodextrin and Inulin on the Protection of Natural Antioxidants in Powders Made of Saskatoon Berry Fruit, Juice, and Pomace as Functional Food Ingredients

Michalska-Ciechanowska

2020

Molecules

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The objective of this study was to examine the effect of inulin and maltodextrin applied during vacuum drying of Saskatoon berry fruit, juice, and pomace on the retention of bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity (radical scavenging capacity (ABTS), ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP)) of powders obtained. Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC-PDA-ESI-MS/MS) was used to identify major groups of polyphenolic compounds, such as: flavan-3-ols (35% of all polyphenols for fruit powder, 33% for juice powder, and 39% for pomace powders of all polyphenols), anthocyanins (26% for fruit powder, 5% for juice powder, and 34% for pomace), phenolic acids (33% for fruit powder, 55% for juice powder, and 20% for pomace powder), and flavanols (6% for fruit powder, 6% for juice powder, and 7% for pomace powder). In general, the content of polyphenols was more dependent on the content than on the type of carrier used for drying, regardless of the matrix tested. The average sum of polyphenols and the antioxidant activity (for ABTS and FRAP assay) of the powders with 30% of carrier addition were 5054.2 mg/100 g dry matter (d.m.) as well as 5.3 and 3.6 mmol Trolox/100 g d.m. in the ABTS and FRAP tests, respectively. The increase in carrier concentration by 20% caused a decrease of 1.5-fold in the content of polyphenols and a 1.6-fold and 1.5-fold in the antioxidant potential, regardless of the matrix tested. The principal component analysis (PCA) analysis indicated that the freeze-drying process led to the lowest degradation of the identified compounds, regardless of the matrix tested, with the exception of juice and pomace powders dried by vacuum drying at 60 • C. In this case, the release of (−)-epicatechin was observed, causing an increase in the flavanol contents. Thus, this work demonstrated the effect of processing and matrix composition on the preservation of antioxidant bioactives in Saskatoon berry powders. Properly designed high-quality Saskatoon berry powders with the mentioned carriers may be used as nutraceutical additives to fortify food products and to improve their functional properties.

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“…Qualitative (LC/MS QTOF) and quantitative (UPLC-PDA-FL) analysis of polyphenols (anthocyanin, flavan-3-ol, flavonol, and phenolic acid) was performed as described previously by Lachowicz et al [17]. All measurements were repeated three times.…”

Section: Identification and Quantification Of Polyphenolsmentioning

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Determination of phytochemical composition and antioxidant capacity of 22 old apple cultivars grown in Poland

Gławdel³

et al. 2017

Eur Food Res Technol

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