#7269. Local and underutilised fruits as a source of nutraceutical molecules: bioactive compounds in Mespilus germanica L.

September 2026publication date
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Food Science;
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering;
Chemistry (all);
Biotechnology;
Biochemistry;
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Abstract:
Medlar has been cultivated in several Asian and European countries for medical/food use for many years. As scarce information is available outside Southwest Asia, this study aimed to increase the knowledge of this local and underutilised fruit in Italy as a source of bioactive compounds. Even if many compounds are variable and decrease during ripening, this research reported the presence of considerable amounts of bioactive compounds in ripe medlar fruits, which resulted particularly rich in monoterpenes. Bioactive compound content of medlar extracts exhibited high variability in different geographic areas, and many compounds showed a decreasing trend losing properties during the ripening, but the presence of health-promoting agents was confirmed by the high levels of bioactive compounds observed in the analysed fruit.
Keywords:
Agrobiodiversity; Bioactive compounds; Medlar; Nutraceuticals; Underutilised fruit

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