TURK 2025

Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) is often cultivated in regions with warm, dry summers and cold winters. Various compounds determine the quality of fruit. Apricot fruit is considered a natural source of fibre, potassium, and phytochemicals such as polyphenols, β-carotene and ascorbic acid, contributing to its antioxidant activity. Polyphenolic compounds are among nature's most abundant antioxidants and are an essential source of health benefits. Polyphenolic compounds play a crucial role in the organoleptic qualities of fruits, influencing factors such as astringency, bitter taste, and colour in various foods. This group encompasses flavan-3-ols, flavonols, and anthocyanins. This study aims to determine and compare the phenolic compounds of dried apricots obtained from supermarkets in Kyrgyzstan (KG) and Lithuania (LT). Dried apricots are usually imported to Lithuania from Türkiye, Iran, and Uzbekistan. In dried apricot fruits from KG total polyphenol content in genotype Suhany was from 2.71 to 3.93 mg GAE/g DW, and the total polyphenol concentration in dried apricot samples from Lithuania ranged from 2.62 to 3.19 mg /g DW. Thus, this study shows that in the total polyphenol contents of both groups of samples were not statistical difference. These results are consistent with those obtained in Średnicka-Tober et al. (2020). It was found that conventional dried apricot samples had a mean total polyphenolic content of 2.19 - 2.96 mg/ g. According to Karatas (2022), the total phenolic content in fresh fruits of wild apricot genotypes ranged from 0.68 to 0.81 mg GAE/g fresh weight.