Profile of compounds in different cultivars of apple (Malus x domestica).
Resource type
Book chapter
Date published
October 16, 2016
Abstract
The cultivation of apples (Malus x domestica) can be traced back for thousands of years to Asia and to Malus sieversii, which grows in temperate forests of central Asia. As the apple spread through Asia, into Europe, Russia and then into the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand, the number of locally grown cultivars increased. The difference in the diversity and levels of phenolic compounds in heritage and commercial cultivars is reviewed. Overall, older cultivars have higher levels of phenolic compounds than many of the modern commercial cultivars. Most phenolic compounds occur in higher concentrations in the peel than in the flesh. The biological activity of many of the phenolics found in apples is reviewed. Apples clearly contain compounds that have potential health benefits; however, more research is needed to evaluate what levels of these compounds are needed to have a beneficial impact on our health.
Book title
Nutritional Composition of Fruit Cultivars.
Editor
Simmonds, Monique S.J.
Preedy, Victor R.
Pagination
1-18
Publisher
Academic Press
Place of publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rights statement
In Copyright