@conference{
author = "Ćirić, Ivanka and Sredojević, Milica and Dabić Zagorac, Dragana and Fotirić-Akšić, Milica and Natić, Maja",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Fig (Ficus carica), as one of the world's earliest cultivated fruit trees, is a member of Moraceae
family, and indigenous to an area extending from Asiatic Turkey to northern India. World fig
production is ~1.14 million t, led by Turkey (with 27% of the world total), Egypt and Morocco.
Fruits are nutritious, rich in vitamins, phenolics, amino acids, organic acid, fatty acids,
antioxidants, fibers, minerals (particularly K, Ca and Fe), tocopherols, and carotenoids. It is
highly sensitive to physical damage and susceptible to postharvest decay infections. Medlar
(Mespilus germanica) is underutilized fruit species that belongs to the rose family Rosaceae. It is
a slow-growing tree native to Iran (Persia) and southeastern Europe. The fruit has been cultivated
since Roman times, and is being eaten when bletted. The flavour of medlar fruit is described as
rich, cider and wine-like. The fruits contain sugar, organic acids, fatty acids, amino acids,
minerals and tannins. It is consumed as a medicinal remedy for treatment of constipation,
diuretic, and to rid the kidney and bladder of stones. Research included 21 fig samples and 5
samples of medlar fruit collected in different locations in Serbia. All samples were in the stage of
full maturity when analysed. Total phenolic content (TPC) and radical scavenging activity (RSA)
were studied using spectrophotometric techniques. TPC of figs ranged from 0.15 to 1.20 g
GAE/kg frozen fruit, while for medlars the range was 3.48 - 10.02 g GAE/kg. RSA of sample
extracts, evaluated using DPPH˙ reagent, was in the range from 45.76 to 107.32 mmol TE/kg and
from 8.50 to 15.22 mmol TE/kg, for medlars and figs samples, respectively. Both species
represents rich source of phytochemicals, but the results indicated a significantly higher
antioxidant potential of underutilized medlar fruits in comparison to the widespread figs.",
publisher = "Univerzitet u Beogradu - Hemijski fakultet",
journal = "FoodenTwin: Symposium Novel analytical approaches in food and environmental sciences, June 16-18, 2021, Belgrade, Serbia",
title = "Bioactive potential of indigenous fig and medlar genotypes from Serbia",
pages = "28-28",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_6517"
}