A comparative study on the quality attributes, phenolic content and antioxidant activity of cultivated and wild asparagus as influenced by seasonal variations

Abstract The wild asparagus Asparagus acutifolius L. is common in the Mediterranean Basin. Wild spears are an important food source within their native range, and can be used as a sustainable nutrition source. In addition, interest has risen relative species of genetic improvement officinalis this study, quality traits (spear colour, total soluble solid content, dry matter content chlorophyll sugar fractions) health-related compounds (total phenolics antioxidant capacity) fresh cultivated grown Turkey were compared using same three harvest periods for two consecutive years. results study indicated that contained higher level greenness (– *), hue angle, solid, matter, chlorophyll, sugars, phenolic activity, to asparagus. Although there was no significant difference glucose, sucrose activity contents both throughout season, fructose, subject seasonal variations. Colour, showed some minor fluctuations over course but patterns fructose differed, which tended increase season. present work suggests greater biochemical A. with those commonly species.