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Article

Pedo-Climatic Conditions and Drying Shape the Bioactive Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of Herzegovinian Rosehip Fruits (Rosa canina L.)

by
Višnja Vasilj
1,*,
Nikolina Kajić
1,
Jozo Ištuk
1,
Leona Puljić
1,
Jana Šic Žlabur
2,
Mia Dujmović
2 and
Krešimir Mastanjević
3
1
Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology, University of Mostar, Biskupa Čule bb, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Engineering, Department of Sustainable Technologies and Renewable Energy Sources, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
3
Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Processes 2026, 14(11), 1712; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr14111712
Submission received: 10 April 2026 / Revised: 21 May 2026 / Accepted: 22 May 2026 / Published: 25 May 2026
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovative Food Processing and Quality Control)
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Abstract

The study aimed to evaluate the influence of growing location and drying method on the physicochemical properties, bioactive compound composition, and antioxidant capacity of wild Rosa canina L. fruits collected from four Herzegovinian locations. Significant differences were observed among locations and drying methods for all analysed physico-chemical parameters. Fresh fruits exhibited high dry matter content (average 54.6%). The highest ascorbic acid content was recorded in fresh fruits from location L1 (112.20 mg/100 g fw), whereas drying reduced its concentration approximately 3.7-fold. Total phenolic content ranged from 1205.45 mg GAE/100 g fw in fresh fruits from location 1 to markedly lower values after drying (approximately 50% reduction). β-carotene content varied from 1.01 to 20.12 mg/100 g fw, with the highest level detected in fresh fruits from location 4, while lycopene ranged from 3.33 to 59.28 mg/100 g fw, with fresh fruits from location 1 showing exceptionally high values. Fresh fruits exhibited the highest antioxidant capacity (ABTS assay), while dried samples retained considerable activity, with significant location-dependent interactions between growing site and drying method. Results confirm that pedo-climatic conditions significantly shape the bioactive profile of rosehip fruits and highlight Herzegovinian rosehip as a valuable functional material for food, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries.
Keywords: wild populations; Mediterranean climate; phenolic compounds; antioxidant capacity; drying method wild populations; Mediterranean climate; phenolic compounds; antioxidant capacity; drying method

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Vasilj, V.; Kajić, N.; Ištuk, J.; Puljić, L.; Šic Žlabur, J.; Dujmović, M.; Mastanjević, K. Pedo-Climatic Conditions and Drying Shape the Bioactive Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of Herzegovinian Rosehip Fruits (Rosa canina L.). Processes 2026, 14, 1712. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr14111712

AMA Style

Vasilj V, Kajić N, Ištuk J, Puljić L, Šic Žlabur J, Dujmović M, Mastanjević K. Pedo-Climatic Conditions and Drying Shape the Bioactive Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of Herzegovinian Rosehip Fruits (Rosa canina L.). Processes. 2026; 14(11):1712. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr14111712

Chicago/Turabian Style

Vasilj, Višnja, Nikolina Kajić, Jozo Ištuk, Leona Puljić, Jana Šic Žlabur, Mia Dujmović, and Krešimir Mastanjević. 2026. "Pedo-Climatic Conditions and Drying Shape the Bioactive Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of Herzegovinian Rosehip Fruits (Rosa canina L.)" Processes 14, no. 11: 1712. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr14111712

APA Style

Vasilj, V., Kajić, N., Ištuk, J., Puljić, L., Šic Žlabur, J., Dujmović, M., & Mastanjević, K. (2026). Pedo-Climatic Conditions and Drying Shape the Bioactive Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of Herzegovinian Rosehip Fruits (Rosa canina L.). Processes, 14(11), 1712. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr14111712

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