ROMANIAN LINGONBERRY FRUITS; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY AND VITAMIN C CONTENT

Bermudez-Soto, M. J., Tomas -Barberan, F. A., Evaluation of commercial red fruit juice concentrates as ingredients for antioxidant functional juices. Eur. Food Res. Technol., 219, 2004, 133–141;

Ek, S., Kartimo, H., Mattila, S., Tolonen, A., Characterization of phenolic compounds from lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea). J. Agric. Food Chem., 54, 2006, pp 9834-9842;

George, S., Brat, P., Alter, P., Amiot, M.J., Rapid determination of polyphenols and vitamin C in plant-derived products. J. Agric. Food Chem., 53, 2005, pp 1370-1373;

Huang, D., Ou, B., Prior, R. L., The chemistry behind antioxidant capacity assays. J. Agric. Food Chem., 53, 2005, pp 1841–1856;

Jensen, H. D., Krogfelt, K. A., Cornett, C., Hansen, S. H., Christensen, S. B. Hydrophilic carboxylic acids and iridoid glycosides in the juice of American and European cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon and V. oxycoccus), lingonberries (V. Vitis-idaea), and blueberries ( V. myrtillus). J. Agric. Food Chem., 50, 2002, pp 6871–6874;

Kaehkoenen, M.P., Heinaemaeki, J., Ollilainen, V., Heinonen, M. Berry anthocyanins, isolation, identification and antioxidant activities. J. Sci. Food Agric., 83, 2003, pp 1403-1411;

Landbo, A.-K., Meyer, A. S. Ascorbic acid improves the antioxidant activity of European grape juices by improving the juices’ability to inhibit lipid peroxidation of human LDL in vitro. Int. J. Food Sci. Technol. 3, 2001, pp 727–735;

Proteggente, A. R., Pannala, A. S., Paganga, G., Van Buren, L., Wagner, E., Wiseman, S., Van De Put, F., Dacombem, C., Rice -Evans, C. A., The antioxidant activity of regularly consumed fruit and vegetables reflects their phenolic and vitamin C composition. Free Radical Res. 36, 2002, pp 217–233;

Mead R., R.N. Curnow, A.M. Hasted Statistical Methods in Agriculture and experimental Biology. 3rd Edition, Texts in Statistical Science, Chapman & Hall/CRC., 2002, p 472;

Meyer, A.S., Enzymatic upgrading of antioxidant phenolics in berry juices and press residues. Fruit Process., 15, 2005, pp 382-387;

Morait, Gh, Controlul analitic al medicamentelor, Ed. Medicală, Bucureşti, 1987;

Prior, R. L., Cao, G. Analysis of botanicals and dietary supplements for antioxidant capacity, A review. J. AOAC Int. 83, 2000, pp 950–956;

Prior, R. L., Wu, X., Schaich, K., Standardized methods for the determination of antioxidant capacity and phenolics in foods and dietary supplements. J. Agric. Food Chem., 53, 2005, pp 4290–4302;

Raviv, M., Wallach, R., Silber, A., Bar-Tal, Substrates and their analysis. In: SAVVAS, D., PASSAM, H. (ed.) Hydroponic Production of Vegetables and Ornamentals. Embryo Publications, Athens, 2002, pp. 25-102;

Sipos, Á. Tóth, É. Mar s, Z. Győri Z, Effect of weather conditions on the alveo -graphic W value of winter wheat. Cereal Research Communications, Volume 34. Number 1, 2006, pp. 657- 660;

Shi, J., Nawaz, H., Pohorly, J., Mittal, G., Kakuda, Y., Jiang, Y., Extraction of polyphenolics from plant material for functional foods -engineering and technology. Food Rev. Int., 21, 2005, pp 139-166;

Su, M.-S., Chien, P.- J., Antioxidant activity, anthocyanins, and phenolics of rabbit eye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) fluid products as affected by fermentation. Food Chem., 104, 2007, pp 182–187.

Bermudez-Soto, M. J., Tomas -Barberan, F. A., Evaluation of commercial red fruit juice concentrates as ingredients for antioxidant functional juices. Eur. Food Res. Technol., 219, 2004, 133–141;

Ek, S., Kartimo, H., Mattila, S., Tolonen, A., Characterization of phenolic compounds from lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea). J. Agric. Food Chem., 54, 2006, pp 9834-9842;

George, S., Brat, P., Alter, P., Amiot, M.J., Rapid determination of polyphenols and vitamin C in plant-derived products. J. Agric. Food Chem., 53, 2005, pp 1370-1373;

Huang, D., Ou, B., Prior, R. L., The chemistry behind antioxidant capacity assays. J. Agric. Food Chem., 53, 2005, pp 1841–1856;

Jensen, H. D., Krogfelt, K. A., Cornett, C., Hansen, S. H., Christensen, S. B. Hydrophilic carboxylic acids and iridoid glycosides in the juice of American and European cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon and V. oxycoccus), lingonberries (V. Vitis-idaea), and blueberries ( V. myrtillus). J. Agric. Food Chem., 50, 2002, pp 6871–6874;

Kaehkoenen, M.P., Heinaemaeki, J., Ollilainen, V., Heinonen, M. Berry anthocyanins, isolation, identification and antioxidant activities. J. Sci. Food Agric., 83, 2003, pp 1403-1411;

Landbo, A.-K., Meyer, A. S. Ascorbic acid improves the antioxidant activity of European grape juices by improving the juices’ability to inhibit lipid peroxidation of human LDL in vitro. Int. J. Food Sci. Technol. 3, 2001, pp 727–735;

Proteggente, A. R., Pannala, A. S., Paganga, G., Van Buren, L., Wagner, E., Wiseman, S., Van De Put, F., Dacombem, C., Rice -Evans, C. A., The antioxidant activity of regularly consumed fruit and vegetables reflects their phenolic and vitamin C composition. Free Radical Res. 36, 2002, pp 217–233;

Mead R., R.N. Curnow, A.M. Hasted Statistical Methods in Agriculture and experimental Biology. 3rd Edition, Texts in Statistical Science, Chapman & Hall/CRC., 2002, p 472;

Meyer, A.S., Enzymatic upgrading of antioxidant phenolics in berry juices and press residues. Fruit Process., 15, 2005, pp 382-387;

Morait, Gh, Controlul analitic al medicamentelor, Ed. Medicală, Bucureşti, 1987;

Prior, R. L., Cao, G. Analysis of botanicals and dietary supplements for antioxidant capacity, A review. J. AOAC Int. 83, 2000, pp 950–956;

Prior, R. L., Wu, X., Schaich, K., Standardized methods for the determination of antioxidant capacity and phenolics in foods and dietary supplements. J. Agric. Food Chem., 53, 2005, pp 4290–4302;

Raviv, M., Wallach, R., Silber, A., Bar-Tal, Substrates and their analysis. In: SAVVAS, D., PASSAM, H. (ed.) Hydroponic Production of Vegetables and Ornamentals. Embryo Publications, Athens, 2002, pp. 25-102;

Sipos, Á. Tóth, É. Mar s, Z. Győri Z, Effect of weather conditions on the alveo -graphic W value of winter wheat. Cereal Research Communications, Volume 34. Number 1, 2006, pp. 657- 660;

Shi, J., Nawaz, H., Pohorly, J., Mittal, G., Kakuda, Y., Jiang, Y., Extraction of polyphenolics from plant material for functional foods -engineering and technology. Food Rev. Int., 21, 2005, pp 139-166;

Su, M.-S., Chien, P.- J., Antioxidant activity, anthocyanins, and phenolics of rabbit eye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) fluid products as affected by fermentation. Food Chem., 104, 2007, pp 182–187.