Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Volume LVIII
Written by Marinela STROE, Carmen BEJAN
In the last years, there has been a higher and higher growth of consumers’ interest towards the nutritive value of fruits and vegetables, in the context of a correct alimentation, which has a major impact on the health state of the human organism. Within the healthy alimentation framework, grapes represent genuine sources of micronutrients with antioxidant effect, due to their high content of whole polyphenols, flavonoids, and anthocians with a varying qualitative and quantitative distribution in the grape. The purpose of this study is to assess and compare the quantity of these beneficial substances, accumulated in the skins and the seeds, upon full maturation, for the most grown and known table grapes varieties in the varietals conveyor in Romania. From the achieved results, as expected, the total phenolic content of the red grape is higher when compared to white grape.
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