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. 2022 Aug 9;27(16):5050.
doi: 10.3390/molecules27165050.

Comparison of the Chemical Composition of Selected Varieties of Elderberry with Wild Growing Elderberry

Agnieszka Nawirska-Olszańska  1 , Maciej Oziembłowski  2 , Pavla Brandova  3 , Marta Czaplicka  4
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Comparison of the Chemical Composition of Selected Varieties of Elderberry with Wild Growing Elderberry

Agnieszka Nawirska-Olszańska et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

Elderberries of wild-growing shrubs are most often used; however, various cultivated varieties of this shrub appear more and more often. The aim of this research was to compare the fruit composition of specific varieties with those grown wild in urban and ecologically clean conditions. Six varieties of elderberry grown on one experimental farm and two wild-growing samples from the city center and the landscape park were assessed. The content of vitamin C, antioxidant activity, sugar and organic acid content, triterpenes and carotenoids was marked in the tested fruits. The analyses show that there were significant differences in the content of the tested ingredients between the varieties tested, while the place of cultivation was of less importance. Apart from organic acids and triterpenes, fruits from wild-growing shrubs were more abundant in other compounds determined. The white variety of 'Albida' turned out to be the poorest in bioactive compounds.

Keywords: Sambucus nigra; carotenoids; organic acids; sugar; triterpenoids.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Plot of factor coordinates of cases in the PCA model.
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Plot of factor coordinates of variables in the PCA model.
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