Phenols and ascorbic acid in black currants (Ribes nigrum L.): Variation due to genotype, location, and year

Vagiri, Michael; Ekholm, Anders; Öberg, Elisabeth; Johansson, Eva; Andersson, Staffan C.; Rumpunen, Kimmo

doi:10.1021/jf402891s

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Phenols and ascorbic acid in black currants (Ribes nigrum L.): Variation due to genotype, location, and year

Vagiri, Michael, Ekholm, Anders, Öberg, Elisabeth, Johansson, Eva, Andersson, Staffan C., Rumpunen, Kimmo·2013·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

DOI 10.1021/jf402891s

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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°06'N; north: 65°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.

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Authors: Vagiri, M., Ekholm, A., Öberg, E., Johansson, E., Andersson, S. C., & Rumpunen, K.
Affiliations: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
Rural Business Development, Ltd., Öjebyn Research Station, SE-943 31 Öjebyn, Sweden
Corresponding author: Vagiri, Michael
ORCID: Johansson, Eva
Rumpunen, Kimmo
Venue: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published: 2013-09-23
Volume: 61
Issue: 39
Pages: 9298-9306
ISSN: 0021-8561 (ISSN-L)
1520-5118
DOI: 10.1021/jf402891s
OpenAlex: W2064043042
Cited by: 98
References: 42
Citations by year: 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 2
FWCI: 6.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Berry genetics and cultivation research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Horticultural and Viticultural Research
Keywords: black currant, polyphenols, vitamin C, anthocyanins, phenolic acids, soluble sugars, titratable acidity, genotypic variation, cultivar selection, regional variation, year effects, berry quality, health-promoting foods
MeSH terms: Anthocyanins, Ascorbic Acid, Dietary Carbohydrates, Fruit, Phenols, Species Specificity, Sweden, Crops, Agricultural, Principal Component Analysis, Ribes, Functional Food, Food, Organic, Polyphenols, Spatio-Temporal Analysis, Food Quality

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Phenols and ascorbic acid in black currants (Ribes nigrum L.): Variation due to genotype, location, and year

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