title: Total phenolic distribution of juice, peel, and seed extracts of four pomegranate cultivars.
abstract: The total phenolic distribution of juice, peel, and seed extracts of four Turkish pomegranate, Punica granatum L., cultivars ("Lefan," "Katirbasi," "Cekirdeksiz-IV," and "Asinar") was investigated. Total phenolic compounds were determined with the Folin-Ciocalteu colorimetric method. The results showed that the levels of total phenolic compounds changed depending on cultivars and fruit parts. In all cultivars, the highest levels of total phenolic content were obtained from the peel extracts. The total phenolic content ranged from 1775.4 to 3547.8 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/L among the cultivars. However, the total phenolic content of pomegranate juice and seed extract ranged from 784.4 to 1551.5 mg GAE/L and 117.0 to 177.4 mg GAE/L, respectively. "Lefan" displayed the highest amount of the total phenolic content among the four popular cultivars tested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture, Akdeniz University Agricultural Faculty, 07058 Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sadiye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gözlekçi
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Saraçoğlu
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Onursal
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozgen