Colour - the marker maturity fruite of sea buckthorn berries

Abstract

The sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.), is widely cultivated on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, is distinguished by a consistently high fruit yield and is of particular importance in the food industry. In this work, the colour change of white catina fruits during the ripening period was examined. The timing of harvesting of white currant fruit is very essential, differs from one variety to another and depends on the soil and climatic conditions, the agronomic measures applied. During the ripening period, the colour of white currant fruit changes from green to yellow-orange due to the accumulation of carotenoids. In parallel with the accumulation of carotenoids, the vitamin content and antioxidant capacity increase significantly.