The effect of maturity and season on health‐related bioactive compounds in wild harvested fruit of Terminalia ferdinandiana (Exell)

• Published in: International journal of food science & technology Vol. 56; no. 12; pp. 6431 - 6442
• Main Authors: Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Damyeh, Maral Seidi, Chaliha, Mridusmita, Akter, Saleha, Fyfe, Selina, Netzel, Michael E., Cozzolino, Daniel, Sultanbawa, Yasmina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Acids; Ascorbic acid; Bioactive compounds; Biological activity; Biosynthesis; Ellagic acid; Fruits; Kakadu plum; Maturity; rain fall; Rainfall; seasonal effect; Seasons; solar exposure; temperature; Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell; Vitamin C; wild harvest

Summary This study reports changes in the concentrations of important health‐related bioactive compounds (vitamin C and ellagic acid) and morphology of wild harvested Kakadu plum fruits that were collected during three harvest seasons and four maturities. The results showed that fruit weight increas...