FOOD CHEMISTRY, cilt.164, ss.324-331, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
This study was conducted to determine the effects of condensed tannins (CT) on anthocyanins (ACNs) and colour of pomegranate juice (PJ) samples obtained from nine registered varieties in Turkey. CT-catechins (CTCs) reactive to vanillin and phloroglucinol adducts of CT contents were determined. CTC and ACN contents of PJs highly depended on variety (p < 0.01), and ranged from 31 to 155 mg/L juice and from 47 to 405 mg/L juice, respectively. As catechin-phloroglucinol content increased, ACN content also increased (r = 0.866). Strong logarithmic correlation between the ratio of ACN contents to catechin-phloroglucinol contents and polymeric colour (PC) values of the samples was found (r = -0.822). When PC value of PJs was >= 8% or ratio of ACN contents to catechin-phloroglucinol contents of PJs was <= 2.82, ACN contents of the samples determined by spectrophotometric method were higher than those determined by HPLC. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.