Table 3.
Concentrations of the flavan-3-ols and procyanidins in the bagged ‘Fuji’ apples that were harvested during the 2016–2018 seasons.
| Seasons | Storage Periods (months) |
n | Weight (g) |
Soluble Solid (°Brix) |
Flavan-3-ols (mg/100 g FW) |
Procyanidins (mg/100 g FW) |
P/F Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | 195 | 345.9 ± 87.40 a | 13.49 ± 0.99 a | 5.84 ± 1.11 a | 39.18 ± 6.73 a | 6.71 |
| 4 | 199 | 351.7 ± 96.24 a | 12.97 ± 0.52 b | 5.03 ± 1.01 b | 41.63 ± 7.06 b | 8.28 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 235 | 355.0 ± 86.34 a | 13.39 ± 0.95 a | 5.69 ± 1.06 a | 38.13 ± 7.75 a | 6.71 |
| 4 | 235 | 349.3 ± 94.76 a | 12.87 ± 0.80 b | 6.06 ± 1.12 c | 35.74 ± 7.45 c | 5.86 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 237 | 336.7 ± 88.06 a | 13.38 ± 0.88 c | 4.70 ± 1.13 b | 37.76 ± 6.99 a | 8.03 |
Values are means ± standard deviation. P/F refers to the procyanidins to flavan-3-ols ratio. Flavan-3-ols and procyanidins were equated to (–)-epicatechin and procyanidin B2, respectively. The mean values within a verse with different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05 according to Tukey’s multiple comparisons test.