Nutritional, antioxidative, and antimicrobial analysis of the Mediterranean hackberry (Celtis australis L.).

摘要: Celtis australis is a deciduous tree commonly known as Mediterranean hackberry or the European nettle tree. The fruit of are seldom used for nutritional purposes. and physicochemical properties ripe from Istria (Marasi village near Vrsar, Croatia) were determined, including water, total fiber, protein, vitamin, mineral, phenolic contents. This analysis demonstrates that valuable source dietary vitamins, pigments such lutein, β-carotene, zeaxanthin, tocopherols. seasonal differences associated with different growth stages element composition, content, profile also determined mesocarp leaves. Water ethanol extracts prepared leaves harvested at their profiles antioxidant antimicrobial activities investigated. study water collected contain epicatechin, gallic acid, vanillic 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde, delphinidin-3,5-di-O-glucoside, cyanidin-3,5-di-O-glucoside, pelargonidin-3,5-di-O-glucoside. They show some antifungal activities. Further studies needed to identify define active ingredients these leaf extracts.