Integrated metabolomics approaches for berry fruit used in nutraceutical formulations

Abstract

The species under investigation during these three years of PhD course were: Fragaria ananassa, Fragaria vesca, Morus alba, Morus nigra and Myrtus communis. All these species are characterized by the production of small fruits, and all of them are plant species that can be used for the formulation of plant food supplements, in fact they are reported into the official list of Italian legislation (DM 9 luglio 2012- G.U. 21-7-2012, serie generale n. 169, and update on March 27, 2014). Some of them are recognized as traditional food products of Italian region, like Fragaria vesca, that is typical of Campania region and Myrtus communis, that is typical of Sardinia... [edited by author]