The Profile and Content of Polyphenols and Carotenoids in Local and Commercial Sweet Cherry Fruits ( Prunus avium L.) and Their Antioxidant Activity In Vitro

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the content of a number of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of fruits of selected local and commercial sweet cherry ( L.) cultivars. The experiment showed that the selected cultivars of sweet cherries differ significantly in the content o...

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Published in:Antioxidants 2019-11, Vol.8 (11), p.534
Main Authors: Średnicka-Tober, Dominika, Ponder, Alicja, Hallmann, Ewelina, Głowacka, Agnieszka, Rozpara, Elżbieta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Anthocyanins
antioxidant activity
Antioxidants
Bioactive compounds
Carotenoids
cherries
Cordia
Cultivars
Flavonoids
Fruits
Horticulture
Manufacturing
Methods
Phenolic compounds
Polyphenols
Prunus avium
prunus avium l
Solvents
sweet cherries
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Summary:The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the content of a number of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of fruits of selected local and commercial sweet cherry ( L.) cultivars. The experiment showed that the selected cultivars of sweet cherries differ significantly in the content of polyphenolic compounds and carotenoids. The fruits of commercial sweet cherry cultivars were, on average, richer in polyphenols (the sum of phenolic compounds determined chromatographically), flavonoids, as well as anthocyanins and were characterized by higher antioxidant activity when compared to the local, traditional cultivars. In the group of the traditional sweet cherry cultivars, particular attention could be paid to Black Late cv., showing the highest antioxidant activity of fruits. In the group of commercial sweet cherry cultivars, Cordia and Sylvia fruits could be recognized as being rich in bioactive compounds with high antioxidant activity. Yellow skin cultivars were characterized by the highest concentrations of carotenoids. Strong positive correlations between the identified bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of fruits were also found. Although different cultivars of sweet cherries show a high variability in phenolics and carotenoids profiles as well as in the antioxidant activity of fruits, they all should be, similarly to other types of cherries, recognized as a rich source of bioactive compounds with an antioxidant potential.
ISSN:2076-3921
2076-3921
DOI:10.3390/antiox8110534