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Sensory Evaluation, Biochemical, Bioactive and Antioxidant Properties in Fruits of Wild Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) Genotypes from Northeastern Türkiye

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HORTICULTURAE
Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae9091052

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plum; forgotten fruits; traits; composition

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This study analyzed the fruits of wild blackthorn in Turkey comprehensively and found significant differences among different genotypes in terms of sensory characteristics, morphological traits, biochemical properties, and antioxidant properties. Among them, the fruits of PS-5, PS-3, and PS-2 genotypes are suitable for fresh and dried consumption, while the fruits of PS-1 and PS-3 genotypes are suitable for processing. The fruits of PS-4 and PS-6 genotypes contain a higher amount of health-promoting compounds, making them potential sources of functional foods and natural antioxidants.
Wild edible fruits are an important source for agriculture worldwide suffering from genetic erosion due to a severe genetic diversity reduction and domestication hindrance. In Turkiye, underutilized Prunus spinosa fruits are increasingly being considered as genetic resources and are marginally used by small farmers constituting a real safety valve for the sustainability of the processing plum value chain. Fruits of those plum genotypes differ in their biometric, processing and functional quality attributes. In this study, fruits of eight wild grown blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) genotypes were sampled from the Ispir district of the Erzurum province and subjected to sensory, morphological, biochemical and antioxidant characterization. Aroma, taste and juiciness were used as the criteria for sensory analysis, and a trained panel of ten experts established and evaluated the sensory characteristics of the fruits of the blackthorn. Fruit weight, fruit skin and flesh color as L*, a* and b* values were the main morphological parameters. For biochemical and bioactive analysis, organic acids, SSC (Soluble Solid Content), vitamin C, total anthocyanins, total phenolic content and total antioxidant capacity were determined. Antioxidant capacity was determined by FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant power) assay. The results indicated significant differences among genotypes for most of the traits. The fruit weight was found between 2.78-3.67 g. The skin L*, a* and b* values were 13.11-16.12, 2.56-3.85 and 2.01-3.44, respectively. The flesh L*, a* and b* values were in the ranges of 17.45-20.37, 4.88-6.73 and 4.12-5.66, respectively. The SSC content ranged from 18.66% to 21.07%. The total phenolic content (TPC), total anthocyanin content (TAC) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) were between 372-504 mg GAE/100 g; 53-72 mg cy-3 g eq./100 g and 107-134 mmol Fe (II) eq./g, respectively. The dominant organic acid was malic acid for all genotypes and varied from 1.04 g/100 g to 1.52 g/100 g fresh weight base. The data showed that the analyzed blackthorns, particularly PS-5, PS-3 and PS-2 had bigger fruits indicate their suitability for fresh and dried consumption, PS-1 and PS-3 had higher juiciness, indicating their suitability for processing, and PS-4 and PS-6 had higher human health promoting compounds (higher total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity), making them suitable for future use as functional foods and as promising sources of natural antioxidants.

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