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Review
. 2017 Jun 7;22(6):944.
doi: 10.3390/molecules22060944.

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

Tunde Jurikova  1 , Jiri Mlcek  2 , Sona Skrovankova  3 , Daniela Sumczynski  4 , Jiri Sochor  5 , Irena Hlavacova  6 , Lukas Snopek  7 , Jana Orsavova  8
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Review

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

Tunde Jurikova et al. Molecules. .

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.

Keywords: Aronia melanocarpa; bioactive compounds; black chokeberry; chronic diseases; prevention.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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