Table 1 Comparison of polyphenols [mg/100 g dw] content in fruits and leaves of some selected species and cultivars of apple, pear, quince fruits and leaves.

From: Comparison of bioactive compounds and health promoting properties of fruits and leaves of apple, pear and quince

Species

Cultivars

Flavan-3-ols

Dihydrochalcones

Phenolic acid

Flavonols

Anthocyanins

Total

PP

Monomers

Apple

Fruits

Szampion

1325.0 ± 25.3

248.8 ± 9.5

12.0 ± 1.4

1117.1 ± 32.1

44.6 ± 4.6

1.9 ± 0.2

2749.4

Florina

705.1 ± 12.6

261.9 ± 6.3

10.9 ± 1.1

60.1 ± 24.5

43.3 ± 2.4

0.9 ± 0.1

1082.2

Empire

455.2 ± 11.2

145.8 ± 8.5

11.5 ± 1.1

36.3 ± 25.9

34.0 ± 3.6

0.9 ± 0.2

683.6

Leaves

Szampion

622.7 ± 15.1

1320.3 ± 12.8

3520.1 ± 12.4

92.3 ± 8.5

3455.4 ± 12.5

7.0 ± 0.6

9017.7

Florina

1032.7 ± 19.4

944.3 ± 15.6

3155.7 ± 21.2

181.5 ± 6.9

2360.1 ± 25.7

0.0 ± 0.0

7674.3

Empire

1435.2 ± 23.6

861.7 ± 21.7

3552.7 ± 12.5

191.7 ± 10.5

1632.2 ± 27.1

0.0 ± 0.0

7673.5

Pear

Fruits

Hortensja

352.4 ± 12.2

197.7 ± 1.6

nd

105.6 ± 2.5

66.7 ± 2.4

0.0 ± 0.0

722.4

Lukna

1069.8 ± 8.9

289.2 ± 3.7

nd

28.3 ± 1.1

66.0 ± 4.9

0.0 ± 0.0

1453.4

Bonkreta Williamsa

728.6 ± 2.5

292.2 ± 5.7

nd

105.6 ± 2.8

21.6 ± 1.1

0.0 ± 0.0

1148.0

Leaves

Hortensja

1328.9 ± 6.8

2327.0 ± 4.7

nd

3764.6 ± 3.7

2593.3 ± 6.9

0.0 ± 0.0

10,013.8

Lukna

2126.2 ± 5.9

2955.6 ± 2.8

nd

2004.7 ± 9.7

5108.9 ± 15.9

1.4 ± 0.2

12,196.7

Bonkreta Williamsa

2034.6 ± 8.9

2351.0 ± 3.2

nd

3604.6 ± 13.7

2393.5 ± 21.3

2.4 ± 0.2

10,386.1

Quince

Fruits

Vranja

5466.7 ± 14.4

431.0 ± 11.8

nd

309.7 ± 21.5

117.6 ± 4.6

nd

6325.1

ZM4

4261.4 ± 16.4

287.3 ± 14.2

nd

414.7 ± 14.7

102.6 ± 3.8

nd

5066.0

CTM6

5493.9 ± 18.6

249.0 ± 11.7

nd

316.3 ± 11.8

237.3 ± 6.9

nd

6296.5

Leaves

Vranja

8639.4 ± 21.5

2394.1 ± 21.5

nd

251.9 ± 10.6

1822.0 ± 21.7

nd

13,107.3

ZM4

5917.2 ± 26.8

1432.4 ± 12.5

nd

498.7 ± 9.6

2310.6 ± 25.7

nd

10,158.8

CTM6

9919.0 ± 13.4

1467.1 ± 11.6

nd

444.2 ± 12.1

1653.2 ± 19.7

nd

13,483.5

Species

Apple

1984.6b

976.8b

1620.3a

701.0b

1769.7a

1.5a

5904.8b

Pear

2495.7b

1692.9a

nd

2429.5a

1774.6a

2.2a

7289.0b

Quince

6190.9a

1232.7ab

nd

1035.8b

1774.6a

0.0b

9128.2a

Fruits/leaves

Fruits

2534.4b

1926.8a

3.8b

618.1b

316.9b

0.8b

3275.0b

leaves

3995.9a

415.2b

1132.7a

1563.9a

2819.2a

1.6a

10,825.9a

Cultivars

Szampion

3461.2bc

1514.1a

1658.0a

2226.9a

2393.2ab

5.6a

8627.1abc

Florina

2849.0c

1107.6a

950.8a

1227.0a

1489.9b

1.0b

6448.4bc

Empire

3432.6bc

1234.3a

1674.0a

1737.8a

1479.4b

1.6b

6927.8c

Hortensja

2817.4c

1274.2a

0.0b

1824.4a

1968.7b

0.5b

6729.1c

Lukna

3572.2bc

1633.1a

0.0b

908.8a

3222.0a

1.2b

8181.3abc

Williamsa

2849.0c

1107.6a

0.0b

1227.0a

1489.9b

1.0b

6448.4bc

Vranja

5313.8ab

1884.1a

0.0b

1569.3a

1610.7b

0.0b

9223.6ab

ZM4

2849.0c

1107.6a

0.0b

1227.0a

1489.9b

0.0b

6448.4bc

CTM6

5965a

1331.5a

0.0b

1668.5a

1586.3b

0.0b

9306.8a

  1. Mean of 3 replications ± standard deviation followed by the same letter, within the same column were significantly different (p < 0.05) according to Tukey’s least significant differences test. Letters a,b,c,d, represent significance in content (p < 0.05).
  2. PP polymeric procyanidins, nd not detected.
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