Antioxidant Properties, Phenolic Profile and Nutritional Value for Sorbus umbellata Fruits from Turkey

Sorbus umbellata fruits are a wild edible natural food source with a special taste and aroma. S. umbellata fruits were particularly consumed by human and birds, and other livings. An analysis of S. umbellata fruits was performed by means of ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS). In the present study, total phenolic and flavonoid contents, individual phenolic profiles, related antioxidant activities (β-carotene linoleic acid, DPPH. and ABTS+. radical scavenging) and nutritional value were examined. S. umbellata fruits contained gentisic acid, protocatechuic acid as a major constituent; the others were ferulic acid, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, syringic acid, vanillic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde. Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of S. umbellata fruits were evaluated and the results were in accordance with LC individual phenolic content. S. umbellata fruits, picking by gatherers, can be consumed as traditional-handmade jam, juice, ice-cream and liquor. Thus, the natural wild edible S. umbellata fruits may show up a value and importance in commercial food product and a source of natural healthy product with significant ingredients.