Description of the Guelder Rose Fruit in Terms of Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Capacity and Phenolic Compounds

Monika Mazur,Przemysław Bąbelewski,Joanna Kolniak-Ostek,Jakub Szperlik,Anna Marietta Salejda,Grażyna Krasnowska

doi:10.3390/app11199221

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Abstract

The Viburnum opulus (guelder rose) fruit is a Polish native fruit that grows across almost the entire territory of the country, except for the Tatra Mountains. The fruits are rich in nutrients and biologically active compounds, however, they are rarely used for food production or as a dietary ingredient. This study assessed this fruit for dry matter (17.3% ± 0.7), extract (13% ± 0.53), titratable acidity (1.78 g/100 g ± 0.48), pectin (1.10% ± 0.97), vitamin C (47.79 mg/100 g ± 1.02), the amount of sugar identified as fructose (6.85 g/100 g ± 0.67), antioxidant activity, ABTS (14.64 ± 0.61 μM Trolox/100 g), FRAP (211.14 ± 1.04 µM Trolox/100 g) and total polyphenolic content TPC (1695.88 ± 0.86 mg GAE/100 g). The analysis of phenolic identification was performed using the ACQUITY Ultra Performance LC (UPLC) system with the binary solvent manager and PDA detector.

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Today there is a trend of returning to the forgotten wild edible fruits that were once successfully used in folk medicine or cuisine
This study demonstrated that the dry matter of Viburnum opulus (VO) fruits amounts to 17.3% ± 0.7 (Table 1)
The harvest period has an influence on the dry matter content and in the winter the amounts are higher [25]

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Today there is a trend of returning to the forgotten wild edible fruits that were once successfully used in folk medicine or cuisine. Attention was paid to the fruits of the guelder rose due to its health benefits and nutritious qualities, as well as its desirable and unusual color [1]. In Poland, the Viburnum opulus (VO) plant, i.e., guelder rose, is one of two species (along with Viburnum lantana) naturally occurring in Poland. Genus Viburnum, which belongs to the family Caprifoliaceae, consists of approximately 150 species of shrubs and small trees. The guelder rose is a shrub typical of North America, Western and Central. The fruits are green and as they ripen they turn red at the end of September, and when fully mature they are red and shiny [2,3]

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