Evaluation of physicochemical characteristics, antioxidant activity and phenolic profile of Crataegus species in Malatya, Turkey

This study aims to evaluate the pomological and physicochemical characteristics, antioxidant activity phenolic profile of three cultivars hawthorn. A total nine compounds were identified in C. orientalis subsp. fruits by using RP-HPLC-DAD system. These comprised acids (i.e., gallic, chlorogenic, caffeic, syringic p-coumaric acids) flavonoids catechin, epicatechin, rutin procyanidin-B2). The major hawthorn samples procyanidin-B2, chlorogenic acid. contents ranged from 2.86 13.81 mg gallic acid equivalent/g dry weight (DW). β-Carotene activities (DPPH ABTS assays) found be high levels. In conclusion, used differ composition as they are subspecies each other. It was concluded that primary substances responsible for activity, fruit has shown it an important place with these properties. is thought this will lead use food industry future, thus adding value enabling new products.