Antioxidant Compounds, Minerals, and Nutrients of Different Chrysanthemum Genotypes

Subject Areas : Journal of Ornamental Plants

Hora Bayanifar ¹ , Davood Hashemabadi ² , Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari ³ , Behzad Kaviani ⁴

1 - Department of Horticultural Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2 - Department of Horticultural Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
3 - Department of Agricultural Management, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
4 - Department of Horticultural Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

Received: 2023-10-19 Accepted : 2024-01-23 Published : 2024-02-03

Keywords: Edible flower, Healthy eating, New food source, Plant protein, Vegetarianism,

Abstract :

Chrysanthemum is a major ornamental flower in the world that is important medicinally and nutritionally. This research in 2022 investigated on 20 chrysanthemum genotypes produced and bred in the Ornamental Plants Research Center of Mahallat with regard to their nutritional, mineral, and antioxidant compounds in a completely randomized design . The results showed that the genotypes differed in all studied traits. The highest Ca (74.1 mg/kg FW), Fe (2.231 mg/kg FW), and Se (0.233 mg/kg FW) were obtained from codes 326, 110, and 562, respectively. The highest Zn content (0.315 mg/kg FW) was related to codes 562 and 134. Codes 540 and 603 were related to the highest vitamin A (0.086 mg/kg) and vitamin C (13.58 mg/100 g FW), respectively. Code 751 had the highest protein level of 1.483%. Codes 540 and 138 exhibited the lowest and highest fiber percentages of 13.06 and 22.34%, respectively. The best genotypes in petal anthocyanins and carotenoids were codes 674 and 108, respectively. codes 684 and 354 had the highest and code 751 had the lowest flavonoid content. The highest and lowest total phenols were observed in codes 326 and 462, respectively. Based on the results, the 20 genotypes of chrysanthemum bred and produced in Iran can be used as a new and available food source to partially supply the nutrient requirement of the human body.

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