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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Donno, D.
• Cerutti, A.K.
• Mellano, M.G.
• Prgomet, Z.
• Beccaro, G.L.

Titel

Serviceberry, a berry fruit with growing interest of industry: Physicochemical and quali-quantitative health-related compound characterisation

Ist Teil von

• Journal of functional foods, 2016-10, Vol.26, p.157-166

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• •Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Med. is an alternative tree species with health benefits.•An analytical study of serviceberry fresh fruits was performed.•Fingerprinting used the concentration of phytochemicals for bioactivity evaluation.•Canadensis fruits could be useful for the health–food industry. Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik., commonly called serviceberry, is a potential functional food that is also used for its medicinal purposes. This work evaluated the potential of a cultivated serviceberry species as a functional food by characterising its physicochemical characteristics, antioxidant capacity, vitamin C, phenolics and other phytochemicals selected as health-promoting biomarkers, using high-performance liquid chromatography. The most important compound class identified was polyphenols (62.10%), followed by organic acids (22.63%), monoterpenes (7.95%), and vitamins (7.32%). Results showed that serviceberry fruits could be good sources of phenolic constituents, as catechins (343.46 ± 29.46 mg/100 gFW), anthocyanins (220.66 ± 17.43 mg/100 gFW), and tannins (209.29 ± 7.81 mg/100 gFW) (FW = fresh weight). These results highlight the potential role of A. canadensis fruits as a functional food. Further studies are needed to identify several genotypes for breeding to get suitable cultivars for fresh consumption and processing.