Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity in the Fruit of Rosehip (Rosa canina L. and Rosa rubiginosa L.).

ABSTRACT: Rosehips (Rosa spp., Rosaceae) are wild rose bushes with more than 100 species. Its fruits vary in colour and size, depending on the species, and are recognised for their nutritional characteristics. Ten samples of Rosa canina L. and Rosa rubiginosa L. fruits were collected at different geographical points from Southern Chile. Nutrients such as crude protein and minerals and functional properties such as phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid, and also antioxidant activities were evaluated by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS. The results revealed a high content of bioactive compounds, primarily ascorbic acid (6.0 to 8.2 mg g^-1 fresh weight (FW)), flavonols (427.9 ± 0.4 μg g^-1 FW) and antioxidant activity. We established a relationship between the antioxidant activit

SUBMITTER: Pena F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10144129 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature