Research Article

Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) and Quince (Cydonia oblonga L.) Juices and Their By-Products as Ingredients Showing Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties for Chewing Candy: Nutraceutical Formulations

Table 4

Total phenolic compounds (TPC) content and antioxidant activity of gummy candies.

GCTPC content, RE mg·100·g−1Antioxidant activity, %

AAC47.1 ± 3.1a12.4 ± 1.9a
A + Bu J153.5 ± 6.4f28.6 ± 1.7c
A + Bu BP194.3 ± 7.2i35.2 ± 2.8f
A + Qu J109.6 ± 4.3d41.8 ± 3.4g
A + Qu BP162.1 ± 4.7g57.5 ± 3.1i
A + Bu BP + Xy186.1 ± 4.5i36.4 ± 1.8f

GGC68.3 ± 3.4b12.4 ± 0.7a
G +  Bu J149.4 ± 5.6e24.2 ± 1.6b
G + Bu BP178.2 ± 7.0h31.6 ± 2.3d
G + Qu J98.7 ± 4.3c37.3 ± 2.9f
G + Qu BP143.5 ± 6.2e52.8 ± 3.4h
G + Qu J + Xy100.3 ± 3.9c34.1 ± 1.6e

Influence of different texture-forming agents (A or G), different plants (Bu or Qu), and J or BP of plants on gummy candy parameters
SourceDependent variableMean squareF

A or GTPC content45.6791.5650.225
Antioxidant activity65.47310.2590.004

Bu or QuTPC content9780.844335.1440.0001
Antioxidant activity1827.015286.2760.0001

J or CTPC content10445.854357.9310.0001
Antioxidant activity766.140120.0470.0001

A or G × Bu or QuTPC content32.4341.1110.304
Antioxidant activity0.5400.0850.774

A or G × J or CTPC content145.5344.9870.037
Antioxidant activity0.1350.0210.886

Bu or Qu × J or CTPC content287.7349.8590.005
Antioxidant activity110.94017.3830.0001

A or G × Bu or Qu × J or CTPC content6.9340.2380.631
Antioxidant activity0.3750.0590.811

GC: gummy candies; A: agar; C: control; G: gelatin; J: juice; BP: juice by-products; Bu: sea buckthorn; Qu: quince; TPC: total phenolic compounds; RE: rutin equivalents. L: lightness; a: redness (−a: greenness); b: yellowness (−b: blueness). Data are represented as means () ± SD. a–iMean values with different letters are significantly different when .