Study of the Phenolic Content and the antioxidant capacity of Rubus idaeus L. genotypes within the development of a national cultivar

• Author(s): Cornamusaz, Rita ; Luz, Francisco ; Oliveira, Pedro Brás de ; Moncada, Margarida ; Câmara, Madalena Bettencourt da
• Date: 2021
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/40632
• Origin: Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
• Subject(s): Red raspberry; Genotypes; Cultivar selection; Total phenols; Antioxidant capacity
• Document Type: Other
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Comum

Description

The production of raspberries in Portugal has increased considerably in the last two decades, assuming a great economic interest today. Here, we studied the phenolic content and the antioxidant capacity of selected genotypes within a breeding program. The results suggest that this program may be unintentionally selecting raspberry phenolics. If so, this would be of particular interest, since there is scientific evidence that raspberry phenolics or their metabolites may have beneficial health effects, namely antioxidant activity.