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The potential of Manitoba chokecherry as a source of high natural antioxidants

Wende Li¹, Farah S. Hosseinian¹, Arnold W. Hydamaka¹, Lynda Lowry², & Trust Beta¹

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1. Department of Food Science, University of Manitoba
2. Food Development Centre

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Received 22 January 2008 00:23 UTC; Posted 22 January 2008

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Cancer, Chemistry

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• Plant biology
• phytochemical profile
• antioxidant

Abstract:

Consumption of fruits and vegetables is shown to be beneficial for protecting health and preventing some chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. The positive health effects have been mainly due to the contributions of their natural antioxidant capacity. Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), a unique fruit, is a member of the Rose family and native to North America. Here we demonstrate that chokecherry fruit with strong antioxidant capacity is available in Manitoba, and that its potent antioxidant potential can be developed for health benefits in value-added applications.These findings are useful for developing novel value-added antioxidant products from chokecherry because of its phytochemical profile associated with health protection and prevention of disease. The results provide evidence essential for breeding novel cultivars of fruit plants with strong natural antioxidants.

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Haifeng Yang on 22 January 2008 22:21 UTC

The findings are important for understanding scientific value of chokecherry plant.

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Li, Wende, Hosseinian, Farah, Hydamaka, Arnold, Lowry, Lynda, and Beta, Trust. The potential of Manitoba chokecherry as a source of high natural antioxidants. Available from Nature Precedings <http://hdl.handle.net/10101/npre.2008.1529.1> (2008)

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