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- Title
HPLC EVALUATION OF THE ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT OF ROMANIAN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FROM RETAIL MARKETS.
- Authors
GÎRD, CERASELA ELENA; NENCU, IOANA; DUŢU, LIGIA ELENA; POPESCU, MARIA LIDIA; COSTEA, TEODORA; NEAGU, ALEXANDRA FILARETA
- Abstract
The aim of our study was to evaluate the ascorbic acid content of some fruits (apricot, black and white currant, cherry, sour cherry, lime, lemon, nectarine, orange, pomegranate, kiwi, raspberry) and vegetables (parsley, dill, tomato) purchased from Romanian markets in order to evaluate their nutritional value. The chemical determination was carried on using a HPLC-UV-DAD (high-performance liquid chromatography ultraviolet-photodiode array) method, and the results were expressed as mg ascorbic acid/100 g fresh weight. Our results indicate that only for lime, tomato and parsley the ascorbic acid content comply with other reported data. The ascorbic acid content of fruits and vegetables varies depending on different factors, related to plant (species, cultivar, size of fruits), environment (climate, variation in sunshine, rainfall) or processing technologies (method of ripening, storage).
- Subjects
HIGH performance liquid chromatography; VITAMIN C; FRUIT; VEGETABLES; NUTRITIONAL value
- Publication
Farmacia, 2018, Vol 66, Issue 5, p894
- ISSN
0014-8237
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31925/farmacia.2018.5.21