2026-10-24T00:13:45Zhttps://gumushane-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/oai/requestoai:gumushane-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net:gumushane/130932026-10-23T18:15:14Zopenairecom_gumushane_10000col_gumushane_10001com_gumushane_10007col_gumushane_10171Phytochemical and antioxidant characteristics of medlar fruits (Mespilus germanica L.)Ercisli, S.Sengul, M.Yildiz, H.Sener, D.Duralija, B.Voca, S.Dujmovic Purgar, D.Eleven medlar {Mespilus germanica L.) genotypes sampled from Turkey were analyzed for their fruit weight, fruit dimensions, fruit firmness, ostiole diameter, shape index, skin color, moisture (%), ash (%), reducing sugar (%), crude protein (%), pH, soluble solid content (%), vitamin C (mg/100 g), minerals (P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn), total phenolic content and total antioxidant capacity. A wide variation among genotypes on most of the searched parameters was evident. Fruit weight varied from 11.21 g to 33.24 g indicating high variability among genotypes. Determination of antioxidant activities by β-carotene - linoleic acid and 2-diphenyl-l-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging assays resulted in average 80.8%, and 46.6 μg/ml FW DPPH, respectively. The total phenolic contents of eleven medlar genotypes varied from 114 to 293 mg gallic acid equivalent in 100 g fresh weight basis. The medlar fruits were found to be rich in terms of potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and iron.Julius Kuhn Inst - JKI2012Articlehttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/gumushane/130931613-9216enJournal of Applied Botany and Food Qualityinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://gumushane-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/tr/items/gumushane/13093