Composition of sugars in wild and cultivated lingonberries (vaccinium vitis-idaea l.)

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Products of lingonberries are widely used in the human diet; they are also promising beauty and health therapeutic candidates in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. It is important to examine the sugar profile of these berries, due to potential deleterious health effects resulting from high sugar consumption. The aim of this study was to determine the composition of sugars in wild clones and cultivars or lower taxa of lingonberries by HPLC-ELSDmethod of analysis. Acceptable systemsuitability, linearity, limits of detection and quantification, precision, and accuracy of this analytical method were achieved. The same sugarswithmoderate amounts of fructose, glucose, and lowamounts of sucrosewere found in wild and cultivated lingonberries. Cultivar 'Erntekrone' and wild lingonberries collected from full sun, dry pine tree forests with lower altitude and latitude of the location, distinguished themselves with exclusive high contents of sugars. The changes in the sugar levels during the growing season were apparent in lingonberries and the highest amounts accumulated at the end of the vegetation. According to our findings, lingonberries seem to be an appropriate source of dietary sugars.

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Vilkickyte, G., Raudonis, R., Motiekaityte, V., Vainoriene, R., Burdulis, D., Viskelis, J., & Raudone, L. (2019). Composition of sugars in wild and cultivated lingonberries (vaccinium vitis-idaea l.). Molecules, 24(23). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24234225

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