Plantation and Wild Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos L. in the Southern White Sea Type Swamps. С. 93-106

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634.739.2:581.192

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10.37482/0536-1036-2025-3-93-106

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Several varieties of swamp cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos L.) and hybrids bred by the Central European Forest Experimental Station (Kostroma) are being tested at the “Arkhangelsk Cranberry” plantation (Kholmogorsky District, Arkhangelsk Region). The aim of the study has been to compare the chemical composition and organoleptic properties of berries of different varieties grown on the plantation and wild ones. Berry samples were collected from the plantation and the neighbouring swamp (wild harvest) in the fall of 2020 and 2022 and stored in the freezer. The organoleptic properties have been assessed by the tasting method; berry size has been determined with 20 repetitions. To determine the moisture and ash content, as well as the amount of organic acids, generally accepted methods of analysis have been used; for the amount of ascorbic acid, the Tillmans method has been used. Spectroscopy of aqueous berry extracts has been carried out in the range of 200–800 nm. According to the results of visual evaluation of the berries and measurement of their size, the uniformity of the fruits of the 635-V hybrid and the Fomich variety has been noted. The moisture content of all samples has been almost the same – from 88.0 ± 0.2 to 90.0 ± 0.1 %. The ash content has been reduced, fluctuating from 1.09 ± 0.06 to 1.39 ± 0.12 % of a. d. v. The maximum amount of organic acids (25–26 % a. d. v.) has been found in the berries of the Fomich variety and the 635-V hybrid, the minimum – in wild berries (19–20 % of a. d. v.). In terms of ascorbic acid content, they surpass other wild plants and hybrids. The spectra of aqueous extracts of berries are uniform. The study of the characteristics of the berry composition allows us to consider the Fomich variety and the 635-V hybrid the most promising for therapeutic nutrition, beverage and confectionery production. Wild cranberries have a high score of organoleptic parameters, colour and aroma (smell), however, as a vitamin supplement they are less attractive than those grown in other regions. The results of the study of the composition and properties of berries allow us to recommend plantation cultivation of cranberries in the swamps of the Southern White Sea type due to its increased yield.

Authors

Svetlana B. Selyanina¹, Candidate of Engineering, Assoc. Prof.;
ResearcherID: AAG-4781-2019, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0829-7518
Natalia A. Kutakova^2*, Candidate of Engineering, Assoc. Prof.;
ResearcherID: T-1150-2019, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8195-2115
Anastasiya I. Selyanina³, Applicant; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9457-5505
Ivan N. Zubov¹, Candidate of Chemistry, Senior Research Scientist;
ResearcherID: G-5351-2011, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3037-2449
Kirill A. Kononov¹, Postgraduate Student; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7044-7687

Affiliation

¹N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Nikolskiy prosp., 23, Arkhangelsk, 163000, Russian Federation; gumin@fciarctic.ru, zubov.ivan@bk.ru, k.kononov@list.ru
²Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 17, Arkhangelsk, 163002, Russian Federation; n.kutakova@narfu.ru*
³Northern State Medical University, prosp. Troitsky, 51, Arkhangelsk, 163069, Russian Federation; anastasiya.s.2020@yandex.ru

Keywords

swamp cranberry, organoleptic properties, ascorbic acid, organic acids, spectral characteristics

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Selyanina S.B., Kutakova N.A., Selyanina A.I., Zubov I.N., Kononov K.A. Plantation and Wild Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos L. in the Southern White Sea Type Swamps. Lesnoy Zhurnal = Russian Forestry Journal, 2025, no. 3, pp. 93–106. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.37482/0536-1036-2025-3-93-106

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