Phenolic compounds and vitamins in wild and cultivated apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) fruits grown in irrigated and dry farming conditions

Abstract

BackgroundTurkey is the main apricot producer in the world and apricots have been produced under both dry and irrigated conditions in the country. In this study, phenolic compounds and vitamins in fruits of one wild (Zerdali) and three main apricot cultivars (‘Cataloglu’, ‘Hacihaliloglu’ and ‘Kabaasi’) grown in both dry and irrigated conditions in Malatya provinces in Turkey were investigated.ResultsThe findings indicated that higher content of phenolic compounds and vitamins was found in apricot fruits grown in irrigated conditions. Among the cultivars, ‘Cataloglu’ had the highest rutin contents both in irrigated and dry farming conditions as 2855 μg in irrigated and 6952 μg per 100 g dried weight base in dry conditions and the highest chlorogenic acid content in irrigated and dry farming conditions were measured in fruits of ‘Hacıhaliloglu’ cultivar as 7542 μg and 15251 μg per 100 g dried weight base. Vitamin C contents in homogenates of fruit flesh and skin was found to be higher than β-caroten, retinol, vitamin E and lycopen contents in apricot fruits both in irrigated and dry farming conditions.ConclusionThe results suggested that apricot fruits grown in both dry and irrigated conditions had high health benefits phytochemicals and phytochemical content varied among cultivars and irrigation conditions as well. However, more detailed biological and pharmacological studies are needed for the demonstration and clarification of health benefits of apricot fruits.

Effect of fruit canopy positions on the properties of apricot (Prunus armeniacaL.) varieties

“…The order for compounds in Kabaaşı variety was epigallocatechin, rutin hydrate, catechin, neochlorogenic acid, and chlorogenic acid. The amounts of these phenolic compounds in Hacıhaliloğlu and Kabaaşı varieties were found to be considerably higher than other reported values (Campbell et al, ; Dragovic‐Uzelac et al, ; Kan et al, ; Ruiz et al, ). The amounts of phenolic compounds which were not mentioned were less than 100 mg/kg.…”

“…In apricots, the major phenolic compounds reported were gallic acid, procyanidin B1, epigallocatechin, catechin, procyanidin B2, epicatechin, neochlorogenic acid, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, p ‐coumaric acid, rutin hydrate, quercetin 3‐β‐ d ‐glucoside, and kaempferol‐3‐glucoside (Campbell & Padilla‐Zakour, ; Dragovic‐Uzelac, Delonga, Levaj, Djakovic, & Pospisil, ; Dragovic‐Uzelac, Levaj, Mrkiç, Bursac, & Boras, ; Kan et al, ; Ruiz et al, ). In this study, differences were observed between the levels of some phenolic compounds in the apricot varieties with regard to their canopy positions (Tables and ).…”

“…Among these, Hacıhaliloğlu and Kabaaşı varieties are mainly grown throughout the Malatya province and neighboring cities. Due to its economic and nutritive values, the amounts of various chemical components in apricot varieties have been extensively studied (Akin, Karabulut, & Topcu, ; Durmaz, Cam, Kutlu, & Hisil, ; Kan et al, ).…”

“…Vitamins, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, and dietary fibers are known as the major bioconstituents of fruits which help cope with diseases (Slavin & Lloyd, ). Previous studies have shown that apricot varieties contain sugars such as sucrose, glucose, fructose, and sorbitol (Akin et al, ; Melgarejo et al, ; Milošević, Milošević, Glišić, & Mladenović, ), organic acids such as malic and citric acids (Akin et al, ; Melgarejo et al, ), and phenolic compounds (Campbell, Merwin, & Padilla‐Zakour, ; Garciá‐Viguera, Bridle, Ferreres, & Tomás‐Barberán, ; Kan et al, ; Ruiz, Egea, Gil, & Tomás‐Barberán, ; Sochor et al, ). It was reported that qualitative and quantitative variations in these major compounds can be observed with regard to variety and maturity which in turn affect the nutritive and organoleptic quality of apricots (Akin et al, ; Campbell & Padilla‐Zakour, ; Campbell et al, ; Melgarejo et al, ).…”

Unremitting Problems With Chlorogenic Acid Nomenclature: A Review

“…[6][7][8] Because of these many positive influences on human body, since the middle of the 19 th century, when the first references about CGAs appeared, there have been a high amount of articles dealing with extraction and detection techniques of CGAs or studying their influence on human health. CGAs have been observed and isolated in many plant materials such as coffee 9 , apple 10 , tomato, papaya 11 , sweet potato 12 , prune 13 , pear 14 , cabbage 15 , yacon 16 , burdock 17 , cherry 18 , apricot 19 , orange 20 , etc. Coffee beans are undoubtedly the most common observed matrix because coffee is the main source of CGAs.…”