Abstract

Black currant berries contain many biochemical compounds with proven or potential human health benefits. We studied the content of total and single polyphenols, ascorbic acid, soluble sugars, and titratable acidity for two advanced selections and three cultivars of black currant at two distant locations in Sweden (south: 56 degrees 06'N; north: 65 degrees 21'N) over a 3 year period. Regression analyses revealed the effect of genotype to be considerably larger than that of location and year However, significant effects of location, year, and interactions were also revealed. A principal component analysis nevertheless separated the genotypes. The content of ascorbic acid, total phenols, total anthocyanins, and soluble sugars was highest in berries from the south, whereas the content of phenolic acids and titratable acidity was highest in berries from the north. The results show that selection of cultivars and production sites are important for cultivation of high-quality black currant raw material for health-promoting products.

Keywords

anthocyanins; ascorbic acid; cultivar; environment; flavonols; functional food; HPLC; organic growing; phenols; polyphenols

Published in

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2013, Volume: 61, number: 39, pages: 9298-9306
Publisher: AMER CHEMICAL SOC

SLU Authors

• Vagiri, Michael

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Ekholm, Anders

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Johansson, Eva

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Andersson, Staffan

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Rumpunen, Kimmo

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Agricultural Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jf402891s

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/54922