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The Perspective of Croatian Old Apple Cultivars in Extensive Farming for the Production of Functional Foods

by
Boris Duralija
1,
Predrag Putnik
2,*,
Dora Brdar
3,
Anica Bebek Markovinović
3,
Sandra Zavadlav
4,
Mirian Pateiro
5,
Rubén Domínguez
5,
José M. Lorenzo
5,6 and
Danijela Bursać Kovačević
3
1
Department of Pomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska Cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
2
Department of Food Technology, University North, Trg dr. Žarka Dolinara 1, 48000 Koprivnica, Croatia
3
Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
4
Department of Food Technology, Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, Trg J. J. Strossmayera 9, 47000 Karlovac, Croatia
5
Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, Rúa Galicia Nº 4, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32900 Ourense, Spain
6
Área de Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, Universidad de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain
*
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Academic Editor: Urszula Tylewicz
Foods 2021, 10(4), 708; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10040708
Received: 8 February 2021 / Revised: 14 March 2021 / Accepted: 15 March 2021 / Published: 26 March 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Functional Food Processing)
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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. View Full-Text
Keywords: old apple cultivar; biologically active compounds; functional food; agriculture; extensive farming old apple cultivar; biologically active compounds; functional food; agriculture; extensive farming
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Duralija, B.; Putnik, P.; Brdar, D.; Bebek Markovinović, A.; Zavadlav, S.; Pateiro, M.; Domínguez, R.; Lorenzo, J.M.; Bursać Kovačević, D. The Perspective of Croatian Old Apple Cultivars in Extensive Farming for the Production of Functional Foods. Foods 2021, 10, 708. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10040708

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Duralija B, Putnik P, Brdar D, Bebek Markovinović A, Zavadlav S, Pateiro M, Domínguez R, Lorenzo JM, Bursać Kovačević D. The Perspective of Croatian Old Apple Cultivars in Extensive Farming for the Production of Functional Foods. Foods. 2021; 10(4):708. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10040708

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Duralija, Boris, Predrag Putnik, Dora Brdar, Anica Bebek Markovinović, Sandra Zavadlav, Mirian Pateiro, Rubén Domínguez, José M. Lorenzo, and Danijela Bursać Kovačević. 2021. "The Perspective of Croatian Old Apple Cultivars in Extensive Farming for the Production of Functional Foods" Foods 10, no. 4: 708. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10040708

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