Volume 1017, 13 January 2014, Pages 299-306
Cornelian cherry: An important local resource and promising health promoting fruit plant of the black sea area (Article)
a
Campus of Food Science Cesena, University of Bologna, Italy
b Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies, Odessa, Ukraine
c Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine
b Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies, Odessa, Ukraine
c Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Abstract
Cornelian cherry, a
minor wild fruit tree in Western EuropE, Represents A Massively
Exploited Natural Resource In The Black Sea Region. For This Reason
Cornelian Cherry Has Been Targeted In The Eu Program Basefood
(Sustainable Exploitation Of Bioactive Components From The Black Sea
Area Traditional Foods) In Which Uses, Composition And Traditional Foods
Of Local Crops Are Being Investigated And Compared, In A Cross-Country
Perspective. Documentation Is Being Carried On Local Populations,
Growing Systems, Exploitation And Commercialisation, Local Knowledge
About Uses And Perception Of Health Promoting Properties, And Recipes.
Ukraine, Russia, Georgia And
Italy, As W-European Example, Are The Main Focus Of This Contribution.
Selection And Breeding Have Been Carried Out In Several Countries. Old
Plantations And Wild Stands Represent Important Resources For Local
Communities, That Generally Do Not Have The Financial Or Technical
Resources To Transfer Their Traditional Knowledge Into Products
Acceptable According To Standards Of Marketing And Safety. The Fruits
Are Sold On Local Markets And Roadsides, Fresh, Dried, Or Processed.
Firms Use The Dried Fruits For Producing Herbal
Remedies Or Extracts. A Wide Range Of Traditional Products Are
Manufactured At Home Level: Compotes, Preserves With Sugar, Without
Cooking, Concentrated Preserves Without Sugar (Lekvar), Juice And Mashed
Pulp Thickenings (The Caucasian Fruit Leather, Georgian Thklapi, With
Equivalent In Southern Russia),
Pickles In Vinegar, Sauces And Other. The Use Of Cornelian Cherry Is
Associated With The Popular Perception Of Health Promoting Properties:
Disinfectant, Anti-Diarrhoea, Anti-Inflammatory, Vesselprotectant,
Especially Against Haemorrhoids. Dried Fruits Have Been Used As Vitamin C
Supply For Seamen. In Italy, The Exploitation Of Cornelian Cherry
Occurs At Much Smaller Scale; Traditional Recipes Are Still Applied In
Trentino, Emilia Romagna And Marche Regions. Cornelian Cherries Are Used
By Local Manufacturers Of Jam, As Well. The Analysis Of Fruit
Composition Indicates Cornelian Cherry As A Promising Underutilised
Species With High Content Of Bioactive Compounds.
Author keywords
Bioactive substances; Black Sea area countries; Cornel; Cornus mas; Health promotion; Traditional foods
