Table 1 The contents of chemical (dry matter, extract, ash, nitrares III and V) and physical (colour) compounds in 14 highbush blueberry cultivars.

From: Biodiversity in nutrients and biological activities of 14 highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) cultivars

 

Aurora

Bluecrop

Bluegold

Bonifacy

Bonus

Brigitta Blue

Chandler

Draper

Duke

Lateblue

Liberty

Nelson

Spartan

Toro

Dry matter [%]

14.67 ± 0.18c*

10.09 ± 0.12 m

12.20 ± 0.15i

14.25 ± 0.17d

12.01 ± 0.15j

10.15 ± 0.12 l

13.51 ± 0.16f.

13.26 ± 0.16 g

13.93 ± 0.17e

17.08 ± 0.21a

15.60 ± 0.19b

13.24 ± 0.16 g

11.54 ± 0.14 k

12.61 ± 0.15 h

Extract [°Brix]

12.10 ± 0.15 g

11.40 ± 0.13i

10.40 ± 0.12 k

12.90 ± 0.14f.

10.30 ± 0.12 l

10.60 ± 0.10j

10.80 ± 0.13j

14.90 ± 0.12b

11.90 ± 0.14 h

13.50 ± 0.16d

13.50 ± 0.16d

14.30 ± 0.13c

15.70 ± 0.12a

13.30 ± 0.12e

Ash [%]

0.26 ± 0.001b

0.23 ± 0.001c

0.21 ± 0.001d

0.19 ± 0.001f.

0.15 ± 0.001i

0.13 ± 0.001j

0.19 ± 0.001f.

0.19 ± 0.001f.

0.18 ± 0.001 g

0.28 ± 0.001a

0.18 ± 0.001 g

0.19 ± 0.001f.

0.16 ± 0.001 h

0.20 ± 0.001e

nitrates V (NO3) (mg/1000 g)

19.87 ± 0.24 m

23.67 ± 0.29 l

29.67 ± 0.36 h

30.23 ± 0.37 g

30.01 ± 0.71 g

39.17 ± 0.47b

37.07 ± 0.45c

31.60 ± 0.38f.

26.87 ± 0.33j

29.43 ± 0.36i

32.70 ± 0.40e

25.77 ± 0.31 k

35.10 ± 0.42d

43.43 ± 0.53a

nitrates III (NO2) (mg/1000 g)

0.24 ± 0.001b

0.16 ± 0.001 h

0.15 ± 0.001i

0.24 ± 0.001b

0.15 ± 0.001i

0.19 ± 0.001f.

0.22 ± 0.001d

0.23 ± 0.001c

0.27 ± 0.001a

0.19 ± 0.001f.

0.21 ± 0.001e

0.17 ± 0.001 g

0.27 ± 0.001a

0.23 ± 0.001c

L*

39.11 ± 0.47j

45.35 ± 0.55b

41.40 ± 0.50 g

41.83 ± 0.51f.

55.25 ± 0.67a

40.49 ± 0.49 h

42.78 ± 0.52e

42.96 ± 0.52d

37.57 ± 0.45 l

44.53 ± 0.54c

37.20 ± 0.45 m

44.57 ± 0.54c

38.44 ± 0.47 k

40.08 ± 0.48i

a*

48.42 ± 0.59a

38.63 ± 0.47 k

40.64 ± 0.49i

38.88 ± 0.47j

37.52 ± 0.45 l

44.49 ± 0.54f.

47.02 ± 0.57c

45.20 ± 0.55e

43.07 ± 0.52 g

28.64 ± 0.35n

42.54 ± 0.51 h

31.48 ± 0.38 m

46.13 ± 0.56d

47.15 ± 0.57b

b*

23.94 ± 0.29c

13.77 ± 0.17 m

24.07 ± 0.29b

24.62 ± 0.30a

12.18 ± 0.15n

23.62 ± 0.29d

15.51 ± 0.19 k

21.23 ± 0.26f.

20.23 ± 0.24 g

16.54 ± 0.20i

17.60 ± 0.21 h

22.07 ± 0.27e

15.00 ± 0.18 l

16.52 ± 0.20j

NAI

0.60 ± 0.01j

0.79 ± 0.01b

0.76 ± 0.01d

0.73 ± 0.01f.

0.73 ± 0.01f.

0.71 ± 0.01 g

0.78 ± 0.01c

0.75 ± 0.01e

0.54 ± 0.01 k

0.81 ± 0.01a

0.48 ± 0.01

0.79 ± 0.01b

0.66 ± 0.01 h

0.65 ± 0.01i

NDVI

−0.41 ± 0.001f.

−0.47 ± −0.01c

−0.48 ± −0.01b

−0.41 ± 0.001f.

−0.41 ± 0.001f.

−0.42 ± −0.01e

−0.51 ± −0.01a

−0.45 ± −0.01d

−0.39 ± 0.001

−0.45 ± −0.01d

−0.40 ± 0.001 g

−0.45 ± −0.01d

−0.51 ± −0.01a

−0.42 ± −0.01e

  1. *Mean values denoted by the same letter in the horizontal line do not differ statistically significantly at 0.05 according to Tukey’s test.
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