Accumulation of Ascorbic Acid in Fresh Echinacea Purpurea Plants and Their Processing Products

The accumulation of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in fresh Echinacea purpurea plants grown in a non-chernozem zone of Russia in 2009 – 2010 in addition to its component parts, juice, and pulp was analyzed as a function of age (2 – 7 years) and year of collection. Leaves accumulated the most ascorbic aci...

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Published in:Pharmaceutical chemistry journal 2015-01, Vol.48 (10), p.671-674
Main Authors: Zagumennikov, V. B., Molchanova, A. V., Babaeva, E. Yu, Petrova, A. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Juices (Beverages)
Medicinal Plants
Medicine
Organic Chemistry
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Pharmacy
Vitamin C
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Summary:The accumulation of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in fresh Echinacea purpurea plants grown in a non-chernozem zone of Russia in 2009 – 2010 in addition to its component parts, juice, and pulp was analyzed as a function of age (2 – 7 years) and year of collection. Leaves accumulated the most ascorbic acid; stems, the least. The vitamin C concentration in juice from fresh plants collected in 2009 was much greater than that in the herb. The vitamin C content in juice from 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old plants collected in 2010 was the same as in the herb. Fresh pulp was characterized by a lower vitamin C content than the fresh plant and juice according to results from a two-year experiment.
ISSN:0091-150X
1573-9031
DOI:10.1007/s11094-015-1168-1