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Anthocyanins profile, total phenolics and antioxidant activity of two Romanian red grape varieties: Fetească neagră and Băbească neagră (Vitis vinifera)

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The phenolic composition of Fetească neagrăand Băbească neagră grapes from Dealul Bujorului vineyard (south-east Romania) was studied using the spectrophotometric and high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) methods. The results revealed significant differences between these cultivars. Total anthocyanins ranged from 0.22–5.98 mg g−1 DW berries in Băbească neagră grapes to 0.54–18.54 mg g−1 DW berries in Fetească neagră. Both cultivars were characterised by an interesting anthocyanin profile for winemaking with a prevalence of malvidin-3-glucoside. The skins and seeds both had small amounts of flavonoids. In contrast with Băbească neagră, Fetească neagră had more flavonoids in the seeds (69 %) than in the skins. Statistically significant correlations were observed between antioxidant activity and total anthocyanin content in both varieties. The antioxidant activity was also found to be highly correlated to the total phenolic compounds content.

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  1. Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galaţi, Department of Food Science and Engineering and Applied Biotechnology, Domnească 111, 800201, Galati, Romania

    Oana Emilia Constantin & Gabriela Râpeanu

  2. Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Mihaela Skrt & Natasa Poklar Ulrih

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Constantin, O.E., Skrt, M., Ulrih, N.P. et al. Anthocyanins profile, total phenolics and antioxidant activity of two Romanian red grape varieties: Fetească neagră and Băbească neagră (Vitis vinifera). Chem. Pap. 69, 1573–1581 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1515/chempap-2015-0163

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