Comparative Evaluation of the Phytochemical Composition of Fruits of Ten Haskap Berry ( Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica Sevast.) Cultivars Grown in Poland

Natalia Żurek, Stanisław Pluta, Łukasz Seliga, Sabina Lachowicz-Wiśniewska and Ireneusz Tomasz Kapusta ()
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Natalia Żurek: Department of Food Technology and Human Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 4 Zelwerowicza St., 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland
Stanisław Pluta: Department of Horticultural Crop Breeding, National Institute of Horticultural Research (InHort), Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3 St., 96-100 Skierniewice, Poland
Łukasz Seliga: Department of Horticultural Crop Breeding, National Institute of Horticultural Research (InHort), Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3 St., 96-100 Skierniewice, Poland
Sabina Lachowicz-Wiśniewska: Department of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 4 Nowy Świat St., 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Ireneusz Tomasz Kapusta: Department of Food Technology and Human Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 4 Zelwerowicza St., 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the qualitative and quantitative fruit profiles of ten cultivars (cvs.) of haskap berry ( Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica Sevast.) to determine their antioxidant activity (ABTS test, CUPRAC test, ability to capture superoxide (O 2 ˙ − ) and hydroxyl radicals (OH˙)), cytotoxic activity (against cancer cell lines breast, MCF-7; colon, HT-29; and melanoma, SK-Mel-28) and physicochemical properties. Most of the selected cultivars had not previously been analyzed for these properties. A total of 19 polyphenolic compounds were identified in the fruits of the tested genotypes, with a quantitative range of 2166.3–3597.0 µg/g. The polyphenol profile was dominated by anthocyanins (90.0–92.4%), and the remaining classes occurred in the following order: phenolic acids > flavonols > flavan-3-ols. The highest concentrations of these polyphenol groups were found in the cultivars ‘Honeybee’, ‘Sinij Uties’ and ‘Usłada’. The fruits of these cultivars were also characterized by the highest antioxidant activity (546.6–683.5 µg/mL for O 2 ˙ − and 541.2–652.1 µg/mL for OH˙) and cytotoxic activity (103.6–649.2 µg/mL). The data obtained indicate that the fruits of the new haskap cultivars are a good source of bioactive compounds with possible health-promoting properties.

Keywords: Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica Sevast.; haskap berry; antioxidant activity; cytotoxic activity; UPLC-PDA-MS/MS; physicochemical properties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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