Chemical variability of wild bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) populations in northern part of Albania

Pepkolaj, Agim; Faslia, Ndoc; Ozuni, Edmira

doi:10.5897/jmpr2017.6439

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“…Moreover, quantitative differences in ACNs do not allow the determination of raw material origin in processed products because the amounts of ACNs are influenced by product processing, as shown by Benvenuti et al (2018). However, quantitative differences in ACNs could be used as an origin indicator for wild berries because ACN contents in bilberry show variation between different geographical locations with higher quantities at northern latitudes and higher altitudes (Åkerström et al, 2010;Burdulis et al, 2007;Lätti et al, 2008;Pepkolaj et al, 2017;. In this regard, in a study by Primetta et al (2013), ACN profiles of ripe bilberries collected from Finland and Turkey were analyzed by HPLC coupled with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD).…”

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Authentication of berries and berry‐based food products

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Nguyen

Alakärppä

et al. 2021

Comp Rev Food Sci Food Safe

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Berries represent one of the most important and high-valued group of modernday health-beneficial "superfoods" whose dietary consumption has been recognized to be beneficial for human health for a long time. In addition to being delicious, berries are rich in nutrients, vitamins, and several bioactive compounds, including carotenoids, flavonoids, phenolic acids, and hydrolysable tannins. However, due to their high value, berries and berry-based products are often subject to fraudulent adulteration, commonly for economical gain, but also unintentionally due to misidentification of species. Deliberate adulteration often comprises the substitution of high-value berries with lower value counterparts and mislabeling of product contents. As adulteration is deceptive toward customers and presents a risk for public health, food authentication through different methods is applied as a countermeasure. Although many authentication methods have been developed in terms of fast, sensitive, reliable, and low-cost analysis and have been applied in the authentication of a myriad of food products and species, their application on berries and berry-based products is still limited. The present review provides an overview of the development and appli-

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