These studies confer the health effects of anthocyanidins and anthocyanins, which are due to their potent antioxidant properties. Scientific studies, such as cell culture studies, animal models, and human clinical trials, show that anthocyanidins and anthocyanins possess antioxidative and antimicrobial activities, improve visual and neurological health, and protect against various non-communicable diseases. Besides the use of anthocyanidins and anthocyanins as natural dyes, these colored pigments are potential pharmaceutical ingredients that give various beneficial health effects. Chromatography has been largely applied in extraction, separation, and quantification of anthocyanins. In acidic condition, anthocyanins appear as red but turn blue when the pH increases. The color and stability of these pigments are influenced by pH, light, temperature, and structure. The colored anthocyanin pigments have been traditionally used as a natural food colorant. Among the anthocyanin pigments, cyanidin-3-glucoside is the major anthocyanin found in most of the plants. Red to purplish blue-colored leafy vegetables, grains, roots, and tubers are the edible vegetables that contain a high level of anthocyanins. Berries, currants, grapes, and some tropical fruits have high anthocyanins content. Anthocyanins responsible for the colors, red, purple, and blue, are in fruits and vegetables. 2.41 mg kg⁻¹ Cu and 3.37 mg kg⁻¹ Zn f.w.).Īnthocyanins are colored water-soluble pigments belonging to the phenolic group. Ukrainian varieties were characterized by a higher content of trace elements (avg. Slovakian ecotype of Cornus mas ‘Sokolnicky’ contained the highest amount of citric acid (avg. Varieties of Cornus mas originating in Austria were rich in polyphenols (avg. originating in the Czech Republic contained high amount of ascorbic acid (avg.

varieties or ecotypes originating in the Czech Republic (‘Ruzynsky’, ‘Tisnovsky’, ‘Olomoucky’), Ukraine (‘Elegantni’, ‘Vydubecky’, ‘Vysegrodsky’, ‘Lukjanovsky’), Austria (‘Fruchtal’, ‘Jolico’) and Slovakia (‘Sokolnicky’) is significantly different. The results showed that the chemical composition of Cornus mas L. To exclude the impact of climatic conditions, fruits harvested in three seasons (2010–2012) were analysed.

fruit grown in the Czech Republic and to find out whether it is possible to differentiate these varieties and ecotypes from one another by means of analysis of variance of the obtained data. The main goal of the present study was to determine pomological properties of 6 varieties and 4 ecotypes of Cornus mas L. Although these fruits currently belong to marginal species, there is an increasing interest in cultivating this crop.

in the food industry has a long tradition in the Czech Republic. The use of the fruit of the Cornus mas L.

Cornus mas diferences between cultivars