Table 4.
Concentrations of the flavan-3-ols and procyanidins in non-bagged ‘Orin’ 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 | 148 | 368.7 ± 94.53 a | 14.12 ± 0.61 a | 3.92 ± 0.84 a | 61.79 ± 9.95 a | 15.76 |
| 2017 | 0 | 177 | 361.4 ± 94.42 a | 14.19 ± 0.80 a | 4.75 ± 0.93 b | 53.05 ± 11.25 b | 11.17 |
| 2018 | 4 | 179 | 356.8 ± 93.25 a | 14.20 ± 0.83 a | 4.04 ± 0.76 a | 51.10 ± 10.79 b | 12.65 |
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.