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Evaluation of Biochemical Properties, Antioxidant Activities and Phenolic Content of Two Wild-Grown Berberis Fruits: Berberis nummularia and Berberis atrocarpa by Buhailiqiemu Abudureheman; Xinyue Zhou; Xipan Shu; Ziqi Chai; Yongping Xu; Shuying Li; Jinhu Tian; Haibo Pan; Xingqian Ye is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
To evaluate the potential health-promoting benefits of Berberis nummularia and B. atrocarpa fruits, the biochemical properties (nutrition component, mineral substance, organic acids), total phenolic and flavonoid content and antioxidant (DPPH, FRAP, ABTS and ORAC) capacity of ethanol extracts of B. nummularia and B. atrocarpa fruits wild-grown in Xinjiang were analyzed. The results indicated that there were no meaningful differences (p > 0.05) between the ash (1 ± 0.1 and 1 ± 0.0 g/100 g), fiber (16 ± 1.0 and 18 ± 1.4) and carbohydrate (57 ± 1.8 and 56 ± 1.8 g/100 g) content, respectively, in the dry fruits of B. nummularia and B. atrocarpa. The total fat (7 ± 0.4 and 5 ± 0.1 mg/100 g), soluble sugar (23 ± 0.6 and 12 ± 1.4 g/100 g), titratable acidity (18 ± 2.5% and 14 ± 1.3%) content, and energy value (330.86 and 314.41 kcal/100 g) of B. nummularia was significantly higher than that of B. atrocarpa fruits. Both species contain malic acid, acetic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid and fumaric acid, in which, malic acid is the dominant organic acid. The organic acid and mineral components of B. nummularia fruits were significantly higher than that of B. atrocarpa (p < 0.05). The total
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- Author
- Buhailiqiemu Abudureheman; Xinyue Zhou; Xipan Shu; Ziqi Chai; Yongping Xu; Shuying Li; Jinhu Tian; Haibo Pan; Xingqian Ye
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)