Phytochemical composition of red-fleshed apple cultivar ‘Baya Marisa’ compared to traditional, white-fleshed apple cultivar ‘Golden Delicious’

Juhart, Jan (author), Medič, Aljaž (author), Veberič, Robert (author), Hudina, Metka (author), Jakopič, Jerneja (author), Štampar, Franci (author)

We analyzed the red-fleshed apple cultivar ‘Baya Marisa’ and compared it with the traditional, white-fleshed apple cultivar ‘Golden Delicious’. The objective of this study was to compare sugars, organic acids, and phenolic compounds of ‘Baya Marisa’ with the widely known and consumed white-fleshed apple cultivar ‘Golden Delicious’. In addition, flesh firmness, color, and soluble solid content was studied. A total of 46 phenolic compounds were quantified and identified, some for the first time in apples. The study showed that the total analyzed phenolic content (TAPC) was 1.6× higher in the skin of red-fleshed ‘Baya Marisa’ and 1.4× higher in the flesh of red-fleshed ‘Baya Marisa’. Organic acid (citric acid, malic acid, and ascorbic acid) content was higher in the red-fleshed cultivar ‘Baya Marisa’, whereas sugar content (sucrose, glucose, and sorbitol) was similar, except for fructose, which was 1.1× higher in ‘Golden Delicious’. The content of citric acid was 1.6× higher in ‘Baya Marisa’, whereas the content of malic acid was 1.2× higher in ‘Baya Marisa’ and the content of ascorbic acid was 2.8× higher in ‘Baya Marisa’. Among phenolics, total dihydrochalcones in the skin were 3.3× higher in ‘Baya Marisa’ and similar in the flesh compared to ‘Golden Delicious’. Flavonols were 1.4× higher in the skin of ‘Baya Marisa’ and 2.8× higher in the flesh of ‘Golden Delicious’. Anthocyanins were not identified in the white-fleshed cultivar ‘Golden Delicious’. Total hydroxycinnamic acids were 2.0× higher in the skin of ‘Golden Delicious’ and similar in the flesh compared to ‘Baya Marisa’. Total flavanols were 1.8× higher in the skin and 2.2× higher in the flesh of the white-fleshed cultivar ‘Golden Delicious’.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Malus domestica Borkh., sugars, biochemical compounds, ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds, anthocyanins, HPLC-MS identification, organic acids
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: 16 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 8, iss. 9, art. 811
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-139821
• UDC: 634.1/.7
• ISSN on article: 2311-7524
• DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8090811
• COBISS.SI-ID: 120565763
• Publication date in RUL: 07.09.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Horticulturae
• Shortened title: Horticulturae
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2311-7524
• COBISS.SI-ID: 526326297

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: jablana, Malus domestica, kemična sestava, biokemične lastnosti, sladkorji, organske kisline, askorbinska kislina, fenolne spojine, antocianini, HPLC, identifikacija

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• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P4-0013
• Name: Hortikultura