Phenolics and antioxidant capacity in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.): A comparative analysis of cultivars and rootstocks

Nebojša Milošević; Pavle Mašković; Radmila Ilić; Tomo Milošević

doi:10.2478/mittklbg-2026-0001

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Average fruit weigh of eight sweet cherry cultivars grafted on Mazzard seedlings and clonal Colt rootstocks. Data are mean for 2019 and 2020. Different small letters at the top of the column indicate significant differences between cultivars within rootstocks, while different capital letters indicate significant differences between rootstocks at P ≤ 0.05 by LSD test.

Pearson’s correlation coefficients for 11 studied fruit quality properties of 8 commercial sweet cherry cultivars. The size of the square for each correlation and the color reflect the statistical significance and magnitude of the correlation coefficient (r). Brown squares indicate negative correlations, whereas blue stands for positive correlations.

Segregation of 8 sweet cherry cultivars according to their fruit weight, phenolic compounds content and antioxidant activity determined by principal component analysis (PCA).

Total antioxidant capacity, inhibitory activity against lipid peroxidation, hydroxyl radical scavenging activity and DPPH scavenging activity of eight sweet cherry cultivars grafted on Mazzard and Colt rootstocks_ Data are the mean ± SE for 2019 and 2020_

Rootstock	Cultivar	Total antioxidant capacity (μg AA g⁻¹)	Inhibitory activity against lipid peroxidation ^aIC₅₀ (µg mL^‒1)	Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity ^aIC₅₀ (µg mL‒1)	DPPH scavenging activity ^aIC₅₀ (µg mL‒1)
Mazzard	SHG	2.09 ± 0.05 b	33.24 ± 0.43 ab	34.44 ± 0.45 b	47.34 ± 0.38 g
	June Early	1.62 ± 0.06 c	32.12 ± 0.37 b	37.89 ± 0.34 ab	71.12 ± 0.67 b
	Hedelfinger	2.24 ± 0.07 a	33.54 ± 0.40 ab	39.54 ± 0.40 a	86.00 ± 0.59 a
	New Star	0.94 ± 0.03 f	33.79 ± 0.50 ab	39.85 ± 0.54 a	47.31 ± 0.63 g
	Summit	1.65 ± 0.04 c	32.57 ± 1.03 ab	35.47 ± 1.35 b	57.02 ± 0.54 e
	Lapins	1.29 ± 0.04 d	31.91 ± 0.39 b	30.86 ± 1.45 c	59.23 ± 0.49 d
	Sunburst	1.17 ± 0.05 e	31.65 ± 0.48 b	32.02 ± 1.36 bc	68.10 ± 0.53 c
	Germersdorfer	1.30 ± 0.05 d	34.96 ± 1.00 a	29.96 ± 2.04 c	54.62 ± 0.42 f

Mean		1.54 ± 0.05 A	32.97 ± 0.58 A	35.00 ± 0.99 A	61.44 ± 0.53 A

Colt	SHG	2.12 ± 0.05 a	33.47 ± 0.43 ab	34.98 ± 0.97 b	47.54 ± 0.30 h
	June Early	1.71 ± 0.05 b	31.61 ± 0.74 b	38.61 ± 0.37 b	71.27 ± 0.62 b
	Hedelfinger	2.11 ± 0.06 a	34.11 ± 0.44 a	40.42 ± 1.17 a	86.94 ± 0.57 a
	New Star	1.07 ± 0.03 d	34.65 ± 0.34 a	40.07 ± 0.72 a	49.27 ± 0.73 g
	Summit	1.67 ± 0.08 b	32.63 ± 0.34 b	35.65 ± 0.64 ab	57.14 ± 0.40 e
	Lapins	1.32 ± 0.04 c	32.10 ± 0.92 b	30.75 ± 1.26 c	60.04 ± 0.58 d
	Sunburst	1.19 ± 0.06 d	31.70 ± 0.30 b	31.36 ± 1.36 c	68.13 ± 0.44 c
	Germersdorfer	1.36 ± 0.05 c	34.99 ± 1.32 a	29.99 ± 2.26 c	54.68 ± 0.38 f

Mean		1.57 ± 0.05 A	33.16 ± 0.60 A	35.23 ± 1.09 A	61.88 ± 0.50 A

Total phenolics, total flavonoid, vitamin C, condensed tannins and gallotannins contents of eight sweet cherry cultivars grafted on Mazzard and Colt rootstocks_ Data are the mean ± SE for 2019 and 2020_

Rootstock	Cultivar	Total phenolics content (mg GAE g⁻¹)	Total flavonoids content (mg RUE g^‒1)	Vitamin C (mg 100 g^‒1)	Total anthocyanins content (mg 100 g^‒1)	Condensed tannins (mg GAE g^‒1)	Gallotannins (mg GAE g^‒1)
Mazzard	SHG	1.87 ± 0.06 c	1.04 ± 0.07 bc	6.87 ± 0.11 d	0.72 ± 0.03 b	7.62 ± 0.15 b	3.72 ± 0.11 b
	June Early	2.03 ± 0.05 b	1.11 ± 0.04 b	10.56 ± 0.14 a	0.92 ± 0.05 a	7.12 ± 0.23 c	3.42 ± 0.09 c
	Hedelfinger	2.05 ± 0.07 ab	0.94 ± 0.04 c	7.85 ± 0.34 c	0.85 ± 0.07 a	7.11 ± 0.20 c	3.51 ± 0.09 c
	New Star	0.44 ± 0.01 f	0.32 ± 0.03 f	9.17 ± 0.30 b	0.27 ± 0.03 e	5.21 ± 0.18 e	2.54 ± 0.08 e
	Summit	2.10 ± 0.06 a	1.08 ± 0.05 bc	9.22 ± 0.19 b	0.42 ± 0.03 d	8.36 ± 0.20 a	4.28 ± 0.16 a
	Lapins	2.12 ± 0.07 a	1.29 ± 0.05 a	8.32 ± 0.07 c	0.47 ± 0.02 cd	6.32 ± 0.21 d	3.27 ± 0.12 d
	Sunburst	1.05 ± 0.07 e	0.73 ± 0.03 d	6.15 ± 0.30 e	0.51 ± 0.03 c	7.68 ± 0.17 b	3.60 ± 0.19 bc
	Germersdorfer	1.45 ± 0.04 d	0.64 ± 0.03 e	8.47 ± 0.33 c	0.45 ± 0.03 cd	6.58 ± 0.17 d	3.04 ± 0.13 d

Mean		1.64 ± 0.05 B	0.90 ± 0.04 A	8.32 ± 0.23 A	0.58 ± 0.04 B	7.00 ± 0.19 A	3.42 ± 0.13 A

Colt	SHG	1.75 ± 0.07 bc	1.07 ± 0.07 b	6.95 ± 0.12 e	0.77 ± 0.04 c	7.65 ± 0.14 b	3.75 ± 0.12 b
	June Early	2.23 ± 0.06 a	1.24 ± 0.07 ab	10.63 ± 0.39 a	0.86 ± 0.04 b	7.32 ± 0.19 c	3.53 ± 0.12 bc
	Hedelfinger	1.94 ± 0.06 b	0.89 ± 0.05 c	7.53 ± 0.10 d	0.93 ± 0.06 a	7.43 ± 0.11 c	3.71 ± 0.09 b
	New Star	0.52 ± 0.03 d	0.34 ± 0.03 d	9.52 ± 0.15 b	0.38 ± 0.04 f	5.60 ± 0.07 f	2.73 ± 0.11 d
	Summit	2.13 ± 0.08 ab	1.11 ± 0.04 b	9.28 ± 0.10 b	0.44 ± 0.03 ef	8.39 ± 0.18 a	4.34 ± 0.15 a
	Lapins	2.19 ± 0.09 a	1.33 ± 0.10 a	8.39 ± 0.09 c	0.53 ± 0.03 de	6.10 ± 0.20 e	3.33 ± 0.12 c
	Sunburst	1.67 ± 0.09 bc	1.00 ± 0.05 bc	6.22 ± 0.20 f	0.56 ± 0.02 d	7.72 ± 0.16 b	3.69 ± 0.20 b
	Germersdorfer	1.58 ± 0.05 c	0.66 ± 0.03 c	8.50 ± 0.10 c	0.49 ± 0.03 e	6.61 ± 0.15 d	3.11 ± 0.13 c

Mean		1.75 ± 0.07 A	0.96 ± 0.05 A	8.38 ± 0.16 A	0.62 ± 0.04 A	7.10 ± 0.15 A	3.52 ± 0.13 A

Phenolics and antioxidant capacity in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.): A comparative analysis of cultivars and rootstocks

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Total antioxidant capacity, inhibitory activity against lipid peroxidation, hydroxyl radical scavenging activity and DPPH scavenging activity of eight sweet cherry cultivars grafted on Mazzard and Colt rootstocks_ Data are the mean ± SE for 2019 and 2020_

Total phenolics, total flavonoid, vitamin C, condensed tannins and gallotannins contents of eight sweet cherry cultivars grafted on Mazzard and Colt rootstocks_ Data are the mean ± SE for 2019 and 2020_

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