Determinatıon of Some Biochemical Values of Crataegus orientalis (Eastern Hawthorn) Fruit Obtaıned from Genc District of Bingol

Abstract

Crataegus orientalis grows in the Mediterranean region, Türkiye and Iran; It is a kind of fruit that may have yellow, red, orange colors. It is a fruit that is loved and consumed especially in our country and in Eastern Anatolia in autumn. Bingöl is a geography that consumes this fruit fondly with its districts and thinks that this hawthorn species is healing. Crataegus orientalis (Eastern hawtorn) used in our study was collected by us from Genç district of Bingöl in September 2021. As chemical analysis, some important element levels and some antioxidant tests were performed. Among the analyzed elements, sodium is 33512,50 ppb, magnesium is 432871,44 ppb, potassium is 2925823,19 ppb, calcium is 1623360,05 ppb, manganese is 1691,45 ppb, iron is 57778,99 ppb, cobalt is 117,62 ppb, copper is 1121,00 ppb and selenium is 6,61 ppb found. It has been observed that it has a very rich amount of element content. The antioxidant test results were observed as follows; total phenol content 79.76 ± 0.95 mg gallic acid g-1, total flavonoid content 43.04 ± 1.67 mg quercetin g-1, total antioxidant capacity 203.76 ± 12.28 mM ascorbic acid g-1, DPPH radical scavenging capacity 61.6 ± 0.57 % inhibition. Eastern hawthorn is a fruit that is beneficial for health with its rich element content and strong antioxidant values, as well as being a fibrous food. We think that understanding the value of this fruit, which is grown and consumed only in a limited time period of the year, such as a few weeks, will be beneficial for public health.