has been developed. The analysis of catechins
in berries is not possible with the method developed.
Also anthocyanins although important phenolic
compounds in berries are not included because the
extraction and hydrolysis procedure developed is not
sensitive enough for these compounds. In the present
study, this method was used to determine the phenolic
profiles in 19 different edible berries growing wild or
cultivated in Finland. Among them are cloudberry,
Arctic bramble, crowberry and sea buckthorn berry, for
which no data of the phenolics have been previously
published. The phenolic profile data of each flavonoid
and phenolic acid were evaluated with principal component analysis (PCA).