Phytochemical analysis of salal berry (Gaultheria shallon Pursh.), a traditionally- consumed fruit from western North America with exceptionally high proanthocyanidin content

• Published in: Phytochemistry
• Main Authors: Ferguson, Andrew, Carvalho, Elisabete, Gourlay, Geraldine, Walker, Vincent, Stefan, Martens, Salminen, Juha-Pekka, Constabel, C. Peter
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Phytochemistry 2018
• Subjects: Polyphenols; Condensed tannins; Ericaceae; Antioxidant; Flavonoid; Berry fruit; British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.01.002; https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/10372

Salal (Gaultheria shallon Pursh.) is a wild perennial shrub of the Ericaceae and common in coastal forests of western North America, and its berries were an important traditional food for First Nations in British Columbia. Salal berries were investigated for phytochemical content and antioxidant cap...