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Bioactive compounds in organic apple juices enriched with chokeberry and green tea extract
 
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Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW), Faculty of Human Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Department of Functional Food, Ecological Food and Commodities ul. Nowoursynowska 159C, 02-776 Warszawa, Poland
 
 
Journal of Research and Applications in Agricultural Engineering 2017;62(4):173-177
 
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The availability of organic fruit juices on the European market is increasing. There is also a growing range of combinations of various fruit species, as well as fruit juice supplements, such as e.g. herbal infusions, which not only enrich the juices in new flavors, but also can significantly increase their health benefits. Consumers are increasingly looking for natural, organic, high-quality products, so choosing the right combination of ingredients to ensure the health benefits of juice is extremely important. The aim of this study was to evaluate the content of selected bioactive compounds in organic apple juice enriched with chokeberry and green tea extract. Chokeberry fruit are known to be a valuable source of vitamin C and numerous polyphenols, especially anthocyanins, with high biological activity. At the same time the green tea extract is rich in phenolic acids and flavonoids. Most of these compounds are characterized by strong antioxidant properties, thus protect the body against the adverse effects of free radicals involved in pathogenesis of various diseases, i.e. heart diseases, cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, and aging-related processes. The results of the study indicate that the addition of chokeberry juice to apple juice enriched the juice with vitamin C, phenolic acids (in total) and anthocyanins, in particular 3,5-di-Opelargonidine glycoside. At the same time the content of flavonoids (primarily quercetin and kaempferol) was lower in apple-chokeberry juice compared to the apple juice. The addition of green tea extract resulted in a significant enrichment of apple juice with phenolic acids (>2-fold) and flavonoids (>10-fold), including compounds found typically in tea leaves, such as catechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin and epigallocatechin gallate. Organic apple-chokeberry juice and apple juice with green tea extract may be recommended as a part of a healthy diet, due to the high concentrations of antioxidants with beneficial health effects.
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