Comparison of Functional Components and Antioxidant Activity of Lycium barbarum L. Fruits from Different Regions in China

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 24; no. 12; p. 2228
• Main Authors: Lu, Youyuan, Guo, Sheng, Zhang, Fang, Yan, Hui, Qian, Da-Wei, Wang, Han-Qing, Jin, Ling, Duan, Jin-Ao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 14.06.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Ethanol; Flavonoids; Fruits; functional components; goji; producing regions; quality characteristic; Quantitative analysis; China; Inner Mongolia China; quality characteristic; producing regions; functional components; antioxidant activity; goji

The fruit of Lycium barbarum L. (FLB) has been used as medicines and functional foods for more than 2000 years in East Asia. In this study, carotenoid, phenolic, flavonoid, and polysaccharide contents as well as the antioxidant activities of FLB from 13 different regions in China from a total of 78...