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标题：The Perspective of Croatian Old Apple Cultivars in Extensive Farming for the Production of Functional Foods
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作者：Boris Duralija ; Predrag Putnik ; Dora Brdar 等
期刊名称：Foods
电子版ISSN：2304-8158
出版年度：2021
卷号：10
期号：4
页码：1-30
DOI：10.3390/foods10040708
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：The Republic of Croatia has a long tradition of fruit growing due to its geographical location, climatic conditions, and high quality of fruit crops, especially apple fruits. Apples can be used for the formulation of functional foods either in processed form (e.g., juice), or as a by-product (e.g., apple pomace). However, there is a growing demand for functional foods derived from ancient and traditional plant sources as they are recognized as a very valuable source of health-promoting bioactive ingredients. Similarly, old apple cultivars (Malus domestica Borkh.) are characterized by good morphological and pomological properties, less need for chemicals during cultivation and the higher share of biologically active compounds (BACs) with better sensory acceptability compared to commercial cultivars. However, their nutritional and biological potential is underestimated, as is their ability to be processed into functional food. The importance in preserving old apple cultivars can also be seen in their significance for improving the nutritional composition of other apple cultivars through innovative cultivation strategies, and therefore old local apple cultivars could be of great importance in future breeding programs.
关键词：old apple cultivar; biologically active compounds; functional food; agriculture; extensive farming old apple cultivar ; biologically active compounds ; functional food ; agriculture ; extensive farming