Niklaida N Ivanova* , Nadezhda K. Chirikova Online http://www.ecosysttrans.com 2023.
It is well known that northern berries are very high in antioxidants. This article from Yakutsk verifies the high levels in lingonberries, Vaccinium vitas-idaea, bog blueberries, V. uliginosum, and bearberries, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. They propose that the bog blueberry is the most valuable of the three.
“The fruits of Vaccinium vitis-idaea contain a high level of water-soluble extractives… The fruits of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Vaccinium uliginosum, on the contrary, are rich in lipophilic biologically active substances (fat-soluble vitamins, waxes, phospholipids). The fruits of Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Vaccinium uliginosum have the highest content of phenolic compounds…The highest content of flavonoids was recorded in the berries of Vaccinium uliginosum. Thus, the study demonstrates that the fruits of plants from the family Ericaceae growing in Yakutia have a significant amount of phenolic compounds with antioxidant properties. The arbutin content increases in the order Arctostaphylos uva-ursi – Vaccinium vitis-idaea – Vaccinium uliginosum. Thus, the study demonstrates that the fruits of plants from the family Ericaceae growing in Yakutia have a significant amount of phenolic compounds with antioxidant properties. Presumably this can be explained by the activation of oxidative stress under the influence of low temperatures.Presumably this can be explained by the activation of oxidative stress under the influence of low temperatures”. (Ivanova 2023).
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