Investigation of Polyphenolic Compounds in Different Varieties of Black Chokeberry <i>Aronia melanocarpa</i>
Makar A. Gerasimov,
Irina B. Perova,
Konstantin I. Eller,
Michail Y. Akimov,
Anna M. Sukhanova,
Galina M. Rodionova,
Galina V. Ramenskaya
Affiliations
Makar A. Gerasimov
Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety, 2/14, Ustinsky Proezd, 109240 Moscow, Russia
Irina B. Perova
Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety, 2/14, Ustinsky Proezd, 109240 Moscow, Russia
Konstantin I. Eller
Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety, 2/14, Ustinsky Proezd, 109240 Moscow, Russia
Michail Y. Akimov
I.V. Michurin Federal Scientific Center, Federal State Scientific Institution, 30, Muchurin St., Tambov Region, 393774 Michurinsk, Russia
Anna M. Sukhanova
Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Str., 119991 Moscow, Russia
Galina M. Rodionova
Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Str., 119991 Moscow, Russia
Galina V. Ramenskaya
Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Str., 119991 Moscow, Russia
The purpose of this work was to study the qualitative and quantitative composition of the main groups of biologically active substances in the fresh fruits of five different varieties of black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliot), carried out within the framework of the search for available and cost-effective raw materials for food product fortification. Samples of aronia chokeberry were grown at the Federal Scientific Center named after I.V. Michurin in the Tambov region of Russia. Using a modern chemical–analytical methodology, the contents and profiles of anthocyanin pigments, proanthocyanidins, flavonoids, hydroxycinnamic acids, organic acids (malic, quinic, succinic, and citric), monosaccharides, disaccharides, and sorbitol were determined in detail. Based on the results of the study, the most promising varieties were determined in terms of the content of the main biologically active substances.
