Fruits of Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases

Abstract

In recent years, growing attention has been focused on the utilization of natural sources of antioxidants in the prevention of chronic diseases. Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) represents a lesser known fruit species utilized mainly as juices, purees, jams, jellies and wine, as important food colorants or nutritional supplements. The fruit is valued as a great source of antioxidants, especially polyphenols, such as phenolic acids (neochlorogenic and chlorogenic acids) and flavonoids (anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, flavanols and flavonols), particularly cyanidin-3-galactoside and cyanidin-3-arabinoside, as well as (−)-epicatechin units. The berries of A. melanocarpa, due to the presence and the high content of these bioactive components, exhibit a wide range of positive effects, such as strong antioxidant activity and potential medicinal and therapeutic benefits (gastroprotective, hepatoprotective, antiproliferative or anti-inflammatory activities). They could be also contributory toward the prevention of chronic diseases including metabolic disorders, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, because of supportive impacts on lipid profiles, fasting plasma glucose and blood pressure levels.

Freeze‐drying of black chokeberry pomace extract–loaded double emulsions to obtain dispersible powders

“…Therefore, minor phytochemicals were not quantified for the purpose of this study. The presence and the high content of bioactive polyphenolic phytochemicals, including anthocyanins, provide numerous health benefits, which have been reported for A. melanocarpa fruits and their preparations (Jurikova et al, 2017).…”

Review of polyphenol‐rich products as potential protective and therapeutic factors against cadmium hepatotoxicity

“…are known from their beneficial impact on human health (Boncheva et al, ; Borowska & Brzóska, ; Yamane et al, ). Consumption of these products is recommended as a prophylactic for various diseases, including non‐communicable diseases such as diabetes, obesity, digestive system disorders, cardiovascular system disorders and cancer (Boncheva et al, ; Borowska & Brzóska, ; Jurikova et al, ; Yamane et al, ). The study by Boncheva et al () has revealed that consumption of juice from chokeberries (200 mL daily for 60 days) improved liver function (estimated based on the serum activities of liver marker enzymes), carbohydrate metabolism and lipid parameters in the serum of people with NAFLD.…”

Antibacterial Activity of Crude Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry) Extracts against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Cronobacter sakazakii, and Salmonella Enteritidis in Various Dairy Foods: Preliminary Study

“…Various bioactive effects of Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) for improving human's health (Banjari et al, 2017;Jurikova et al, 2017;Sic Zlabur et al, 2017). Nanu et al, 2007;Zeinhom and Abdel-Latef, 2014;El-Baz et al, 2017).…”

“…Recently, the usability of natural extracts has dramatically increased for improving human's health (Jakobek et al, 2007;Jurikova et al, 2017). Especially, among various natural compounds, Aronia has received important attention in recent years due to their various positive effects for human's health (Kokotkiewicz et al, 2010;Park and Hong, 2014;Banjari et al, 2017).…”

“…In general, Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) was originated from the eastern parts of North America and Canada, and then was introduced into Europe about a century ago (Chrubasik et al, 2010;Jurikova et al, 2017). Since the middle of the 20th century, Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) have been cultivated and medicinally used in the former Soviet Union (Chrubasik et al, 2010;Borowska et al, 2017) (Fig.…”