<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The <italic>Actinidia</italic> genus includes a number of commercial fruit species with a wide range of countries of origin. Some species such as <italic>A. arguta</italic> or <italic>A. kolomikta</italic> are characterized by a high level of resistance to frost. The aim of this study was to compare the fruit of selected cultivars of kiwiberry. In the kiwiberry fruit, sucrose was the predominant type of sugar. Citric acid was dominant in all samples; it was most represented in the pulp of kiwiberry seedlings and in the skin of kiwiberry ‘Issai’. Kiwiberry fruits feature a higher ascorbic acid content in the skin in comparison with the commercial <italic>A. chinensis</italic> cultivars. Antioxidant activity of kiwiberry fruit skin was up to 18 times higher than that of the pulp. In view of the kiwiberry fruit having no hair, it is possible to eat the whole fruit, including the skin containing substances beneficial to health.</p></abstract>

The Actinidia genus includes a number of commercial fruit species with a wide range of countries of origin. Some species such as A. arguta or A. kolomikta are characterized by a high level of resistance to frost. The aim of this study was to compare the fruit of selected cultivars of kiwiberry. In the kiwiberry fruit, sucrose was the predominant type of sugar. Citric acid was dominant in all samples; it was most represented in the pulp of kiwiberry seedlings and in the skin of kiwiberry ‘Issai’. Kiwiberry fruits feature a higher ascorbic acid content in the skin in comparison with the commercial A. chinensis cultivars. Antioxidant activity of kiwiberry fruit skin was up to 18 times higher than that of the pulp. In view of the kiwiberry fruit having no hair, it is possible to eat the whole fruit, including the skin containing substances beneficial to health.

Comparison of some physico-chemical parameters of kiwiberry (<italic>Actinidia arguta</italic>) cultivars from a cold climate

King Mongkut’s University of Technology

Folia Horticulturae

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Comparison of some physico-chemical parameters of kiwiberry () cultivars from a cold climate

The Actinidia genus includes a number of commercial fruit species with a wide range of countries of origin. Some species such as A. arguta or A. kolomikta are...

Comparison of some physico-chemical parameters of kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta) cultivars from a cold climate

Published Online: Dec 26, 2019

Page range: 375 - 383

Received: Jul 24, 2019

Accepted: Sep 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2019-0030

Keywords
kiwiberry, antioxidant activity, ascorbic acid, skin

© 2019 Miroslav Horák et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Comparison of some physico-chemical parameters of kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta) cultivars from a cold climate

Published Online: Dec 26, 2019

Page range: 375 - 383

Received: Jul 24, 2019

Accepted: Sep 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2019-0030

Keywordskiwiberry, antioxidant activity, ascorbic acid, skin

© 2019 Miroslav Horák et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
kiwiberry, antioxidant activity, ascorbic acid, skin