Fast analysis of sugars, fruit acids, and vitamin C in sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) varieties

Katja M. Tiitinen, Baoru Yang, Gudmundur G. Haraldsson, Sigridur Jonsdottir, Heikki P. Kallio

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Abstract

A fast, one-step gas chromatographic method was developed to analyze trimethylsilyl (TMS) derivatives of sugars, fruit acids, and ascorbic acid in sea buckthorn (Hippohaë rhamnoides L.) berries. The method was applied to berry press juice of sea buckthorn of different origins grown in Finland during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. The method gave reliable results for D-fructose, D-glucose, ethyl-D-glucose, and malic, quinic, and ascorbic acids, which are the major sugars and acids in sea buckthorn juice. For the first time in sea buckthorn and evidently in any berry, the presence of ethyl β-D-glucopyranoside is reported. The structure of ethyl glucose was verified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC), MS, and NMR analyses of both the isolated and the synthesized compounds. In the GC method, vitamin C was analyzed as ascorbic acid only, and dehydroascorbic acid was thus not taken into account.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2508-2513
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Volume54
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Apr 2006

Other keywords

  • Ethyl β-D-glucopyranoside
  • Fruit acids
  • Gas chromatography
  • Sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.)
  • Sugars
  • Vitamin C

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