Abstract
This research aimed to describe the physicochemical and pomological characteristics of blackberry fruits of the wild-type variety grown in the region of Arapgir (town of Malatya). The investigation focused on determining the indicators of bioactive characteristics, antioxidant activity, total phenolic and anthocyanin content of the blackberry fruits. Furthermore, the aroma profile was assessed by conducting volatile component analysis using the SPME/GC-MS technique. The blackberry samples exhibited a higher total phenolic content (2132.66 mg GAE 100g-1) compared to several studies, although their total anthocyanin content (356.19 mg cyn-3-O-gly 100g-1) was determined to be similar to earlier research findings. The methanolic extracts exhibited significant radical-scavenging activity, suggesting superior antioxidant capacity. The ABTS+• and DPPH• capacities were determined to be 19.38 mmol TE 100g-1 and 26.88 mmol TE 100g-1, respectively. For volatiles, a total of 67 components have been identified based on the research of the volatile components of the samples. The components represented a total of 13 aldehydes, 4 ketones, 20 alcohols, 24 esters, 4 terpenes, and 2 miscellaneous components.