Underutilized Native Biobío Berries: Opportunities for Foods and Trade
Journal
Natural Product Communications
ISSN
1934-578X
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Diana María López-celis
Universidad de Concepción
Nieves Baenas Navarro
CEBAS-CSIC
Jorge Andrès Retamal-salgado
Universidad Adventista de Chile
Nelson Stiven Zapata Rios
Diego Ángel Moreno-fernández
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X18013012
Abstract
The Biobío Region in Chile presents special edaphoclimatic characteristics and biodiversity that make it suitable for the introduction and development of some
berries that are understudied in terms of their health-promoting composition and characteristics. Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis ssp. chiloensis, form
chiloensis) and calafate (Berberis microphylla G. Forst.) have been underused despite having interesting nutritive values and health-promoting capacities. The
polyphenolic compositions of Chilean strawberry and calafate were characterized by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn analyses, as well as their antioxidant potential (in
ORAC and DPPH assays). The major secondary metabolites present in Chilean strawberry and calafate were ellagic acid derivatives and anthocyanins,
respectively, being the anthocyanins more closely related to the higher antioxidant capacity found in the berries. Therefore, the Biobío Region berries analyzed
are rich in bioactive phytochemicals with health-promoting characteristics. This represents an opportunity for the food industry and for international trade with
Chilean berries, as well as a potential way of promoting rural development in the region.
berries that are understudied in terms of their health-promoting composition and characteristics. Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis ssp. chiloensis, form
chiloensis) and calafate (Berberis microphylla G. Forst.) have been underused despite having interesting nutritive values and health-promoting capacities. The
polyphenolic compositions of Chilean strawberry and calafate were characterized by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn analyses, as well as their antioxidant potential (in
ORAC and DPPH assays). The major secondary metabolites present in Chilean strawberry and calafate were ellagic acid derivatives and anthocyanins,
respectively, being the anthocyanins more closely related to the higher antioxidant capacity found in the berries. Therefore, the Biobío Region berries analyzed
are rich in bioactive phytochemicals with health-promoting characteristics. This represents an opportunity for the food industry and for international trade with
Chilean berries, as well as a potential way of promoting rural development in the region.
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