“…Of particular interest are their potential as a source of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants and the fact that they could be used as ingredients in functional foods ( Ruiz et al., 2010 ; Ramirez et al., 2015 ; Brauch et al., 2016 ; Rodríguez et al., 2016 ). Murta is the most well-known Myrtaceae native growing in south-central regions of Chile, specifically in the Coast Mountain and the pre-Andean mountains between the Maule and Aysén regions, including the Archipelago of Juan Fernández ( Castro et al., 2021 ), which produces a small globular berry with a pleasant taste and smell that yields high and diversified bioactive phenolic compounds ( Augusto et al., 2014 ; Junqueira-Gonçalves et al., 2015 ), as free and bound ( Rodríguez et al., 2014 ); indeed, previous profiles have found flavonols, phenolic acids, flavanols, and anthocyanins ( Alfaro et al., 2014 ; Augusto et al., 2014 ; Junqueira-Gonçalves et al., 2015 ).…”