Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Local Cultivar of Apple (Malus domestica Borkh) in East of Turkey

摘要

Apples, rich in phenolic compounds, are widely grown in abundance and consumed as fruit which reduces the risk of many illnesses. In this study, physico-chemical properties old apple cultivars from east of Turkey were investigated. Identification and quantification of phenolic compounds of freeze dried fresh apple varieties (fruit, pulp and peel) were analysed by using the HPLC method. Total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of samples was also found in 25.00-11.63 mg GAE/g DW and 49.86-86.12 μmol TE/g DW. The highest antioxidant activity was identified in the peel of the Kara Sak? apple whereas the lowest was identified in the pulp of Ak Sak?. Varieties of apple differ significantly in terms of ferulic acid and hidroxycinnamic acid. (-)-Epicatechin was found in the peel of Kara Sak? apple at the very most and p- coumaric acid was found in the pulp of Kara Sak? at the very least. Hidroxycinnamic acid was identified only in the peel. It is approved to these cultivars show unique long shelf life (unusual for apples) without any storage condition due to the significantly presence of ferulic acid.