Table 5.
Phenolic profile of nine Norwegian apple samples from the NIBIO Ullensvang area (sample no. 15 “Furuholm,” “Fuhr,” no. 30 “Kaupanger,” no. 44 “Prins,” no. 47 “Raud Gravenstein,” no. 66 “Tormodseple,” no. 68 “Tveiteple,” no. 69 “Ulgenes,” no. 71 “Vanleg Torstein,” and no. 72 “Vinterrosenstips”).
| t R , min | Compound name | Molecular formula, [M–H]− | Calculated mass, [M–H]− | Exact mass, [M–H]− | Δ ppm | MS2 fragments, (% base peak) | MS3 fragments, (% base peak) | MS4 fragments, (% base peak) | 15 | 30 | 44 | 47 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.10 | Protocatechiuic acid O-hexoside | C13H15O | 315.07216 | 315.07178 | 1.18 | 108 (9), 109 (12), 151 (8), 152 (49), 153 (100), 163 (9), 165 (13) | 108 (22), 109 (100) | 81 (63), 123 (100) | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | (47) |
| 4.22 | Gallic acid a | C7H5 | 169.01425 | 169.01398 | 1.60 | 125 (100) | 107 (100) | NR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 4.56 | Protocatechiuic acid a | C7H5 | 153.01933 | 153.01893 | 2.65 | 109 (100), 110 (5) | 65 (100), 81 (71) | NR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 4.80 | 3- O -Caffeoylquinic acid a | C16H17 | 353.08781 | 353.08727 | 1.51 | 135 (7), 179 (32), 191 (100), 192 (4) | 85 (92), 109 (21), 111 (47), 127 (100), 171 (26), 173 (72) | 81 (16), 85 (100), 95 (16), 99 (15), 109 (12) | + | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | |
| 4.96 | Caffeic acid hexoside | C15H17 | 341.08781 | 341.08768 | 0.36 | 135 (9), 147 (10), 161 (42), 179 (100), 180 (6), 203 (8), 281 (4) | 135 (100) | 91 (12), 107 (100), 117 (30) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (48) |
| 5.07 | 5- O -Caffeoylquinic acid a | C16H17 | 353.08781 | 353.08754 | 0.74 | 179 (6), 191 (100), 192 (5), 305 (5), 315 (3) | 85 (100), 93 (49), 111 (25), 127 (69), 171 (29), 173 (62) | NR | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | + | |
| 5.10 | B type proanthocyanidin isomer 1 | C30H25 | 577.13515 | 577.13293 | 3.85 | 287 (8), 289 (24), 407 (53), 425 (100), 426 (8), 451 (26), 559 (8) | 273 (7), 381 (6), 407 (100) | 281 (94), 283 (37), 285 (100), 297 (36), 389 (35) | – | + | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | (49) |
| 5.44 | 5- O -Caffeoylquinic acid isomer | C16H17 | 353.08781 | 353.08751 | 0.84 | 179 (3), 191 (100) | 85 (94), 93 (58), 111 (36), 127 (100), 171 (26), 173 (72) | 81 (5), 83 (20), 85 (100), 99 (33), 109 (24) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (50, 51) |
| 5.49 | Catechin a | C15H13 | 289.07176 | 289.07106 | 2.44 | 179 (10), 203 (8), 205 (33), 231 (6), 245 (100), 246 (7), 247 (5) | 161 (19), 175 (11), 187 (23), 188 (15), 203 (100), 227 (28) | 157 (13), 161 (29), 175 (100), 185 (18), 188 (58) | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | |
| 5.54 | p -Coumaric acid hexoside | C15H17 | 325.09289 | 325.09283 | 0.19 | 119 (9), 145 (100), 163 (76), 187 (43), 205 (8), 265 (15), 289 (48) | 117 (100) | NR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (48) |
| 5.57 | 3- O - p -Coumaroylshikimic acid | C16H15 | 319.08233 | 319.08224 | 0.26 | 119 (10), 137 (9), 139 (6), 145 (100), 146 (8), 257 (5), 275 (6) | 117 (100) | NR | + | – | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | (52) |
| 5.68 | B type proanthocyanidin isomer 2 | C30H25 | 577.13515 | 577.13373 | 2.45 | 287 (6), 289 (17), 407 (46), 425 (100), 426 (7), 451 (19), 559 (5) | 273 (7), 381 (5), 407 (100) | 281 (73), 283 (37), 285 (100), 297 (31), 389 (27) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (49) |
| 5.83 | Ferulic acid hexoside | C16H19 | 355.10346 | 355.10282 | 1.80 | 134 (4), 160 (4), 175 (33), 193 (100), 217 (39), 235 (6), 295 (4) | 134 (100), 149 (31), 178 (17) | 106 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (48) |
| 5.96 | Caffeic acid a | C9H7 | 179.03498 | 179.03485 | 0.76 | 89 (16), 113 (5), 119 (6), 135 (100), 136 (6), 143 (13), 161 (9) | 91 (100), 93 (22), 107 (99), 117 (6) | NR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 6.00 | Epicatechin a | C15H13 | 289.07176 | 289.07127 | 1.69 | 179 (9), 203 (8), 205 (31), 231 (4), 245 (100), 246 (7), 247 (4) | 161 (18), 175 (10), 187 (22), 188 (13), 203 (100), 227 (25) | 161 (38), 174 (24), 175 (100), 185 (25), 188 (80) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 6.06 | 4- O - p -Coumaroylquinic acid | C16H17 | 337.09289 | 337.09266 | 0.68 | 163 (6), 173 (100) | 71 (19), 93 (100), 109 (8), 111 (54), 155 (14) | NR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (53, 54) |
| 6.07 | p -Coumaric acid a | C9H7 | 163.04007 | 163.03986 | 1.28 | 101 (33), 113 (15), 119 (100), 120 (13), 131 (48), 133 (32), 143 (21) | 78 (15), 91 (100) | NR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 6.12 | 3- O -Caffeoylshikimic acid | C16H15 | 335.07724 | 335.07721 | 0.09 | 135 (25), 161 (3), 179 (100), 180 (7) | 135 (100) | 79 (100), 107 (16), 108 (35), 117 (6) | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | (55) |
| 6.15 | p -Hydroxybenzoic acid a | C7H5 | 137.02442 | 137.02436 | 0.44 | 109 (8), 93 (100) | 93 (100) | NR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 6.34 | p -Hydroxyphenylacetic acid a | C8H7 | 151.04007 | 151.03998 | 0.60 | 121 (14), 107 (100), 95 (70), 79 (16), 59 (23) | 123 (10), 95 (32), 79 (100), 69 (10), 51 (18) | 108 (100) | – | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | |
| 6.35 | Methyl 3- O -caffeoylquinate | C17H19 | 367.10346 | 367.10297 | 1.31 | 133 (6), 135 (22), 161 (100), 162 (7), 179 (3), 193 (3), 335 (3) | 133 (100) | 105 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (56, 57) |
| 6.46 | Aesculetin a | C9H5 | 177.01933 | 177.01923 | 0.56 | 149 (8), 133 (100), 105 (12), 89 (4) | 89 (100) | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6.58 | Methyl 5- O -caffeoylquinate | C17H19 | 37.10346 | 367.10313 | 0.88 | 134 (3), 135 (44), 136 (4), 161 (11), 179 (100), 180 (9), 191 (20) | 135 (100) | 79 (57), 91 (19), 106 (57), 107 (100), 117 (10) | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | |
| 6.65 | Syringic acid a | C9H9 | 197.04555 | 197.04550 | 0.25 | 183 (100), 153 (41), 138 (10) | 167 (100), 138 (9), 123 (5) | NR | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | + | – | |
| 6.67 | 3-Hydroxyphloretin 2'- O -pentosyl-(1–6)-hexoside | C26H31 | 583.16684 | 583.16461 | 3.83 | 167 (3), 271 (5), 289 (100) | 123 (3), 125 (40), 167 (100), 245 (17), 271 (71) | 123 (100), 125 (14) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (49) |
| 6.78 | Quercetin 3- O -glucoside a | C21H19 | 463.08820 | 463.08597 | 4.82 | 300 (37), 301 (100), 302 (10) | 151 (75), 179 (100), 255 (31), 257 (12), 271 (46), 272 (18) | 151 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 6.91 | Methyl 3- O - p -coumaroylquinate | C17H19 | 351.10854 | 351.10794 | 1.71 | 117 (5), 119 (9), 145 (100), 146 (6), 163 (3) | 117 (100) | NR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (5) |
| 6.93 | Rutin a | C27H29 | 609.14611 | 609.14592 | 0.31 | 301 (100) | 179 (100), 151 (78), 107 (4) | 151 (100), 107 (2) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 7.04 | Quercetin 3- O -pentoside isomer 1 | C20H17 | 433.07764 | 433.07641 | 2.83 | 300 (15), 301 (100), 302 (10) | 151 (79), 179 (100), 255 (18), 271 (18), 273 (19), 283 (16) | 151 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (49) |
| 7.14 | Phloretin 2'- O -pentosyl-(1–6)-hexoside | C26H31 | 567.17193 | 567.16998 | 3.44 | 167 (5), 273 (100), 274 (10) | 123 (4), 125 (3), 167 (100) | 123 (100), 125 (13), 151 (3) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | (49) |
| 7.16 | 3-Hydroxyphloretin | C15H13 | 289.07176 | 289.07147 | 1.00 | 125 (39), 167 (100), 245 (19), 271 (74) | 123 (100), 125 (14), 151 (3) | NR | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | (58) |
| 7.22 | Quercetin 3- O -pentoside isomer 2 | C20H17 | 433.07764 | 433.07756 | 0.18 | 300 (11), 301 (100), 302 (11) | 151 (78), 179 (100), 255 (12), 271 (9), 273 (18), 283 (14) | 151 (100) | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | (49) |
| 7.32 | Quercetin 3- O -rhamnoside a | C21H19 | 447.09329 | 447.09319 | 0.21 | 300 (20), 301 (100), 302 (8) | 151 (77), 179 (100), 255 (29), 271 (41), 273 (20), 283 (21) | 151 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 7.37 | Isorhamnetin 3- O -rutinoside a | C28H31 | 623.16176 | 623.16173 | 0.05 | 315 (100), 300 (20), 271 (9), 255 (6) | 300 (100), 287 (5), 272 (4) | 271 (100), 255 (50), 151 (4) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 7.43 | Vanillic acid a | C8H7 | 167.03498 | 167.03492 | 0.36 | 153 (10), 152 (79), 124 (11), 123 (100), 108 (222) | 108 (100) | 123 (29), 80 (35), 78 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 7.50 | Naringin a | C27H31 | 579.17193 | 579.17145 | 0.83 | 459 (100), 357 (5), 313 (26), 271 (44), 235 (12) | 441 (30), 357 (100), 339 (31), 271 (54), 235 (87) | 339 (100), 169 (22), 151 (50), 125 (21) | + | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | |
| 7.56 | Sinapic acid a | C11H11 | 223.06120 | 223.06118 | 0.09 | 208 (100), 179 (31), 164 (20) | 193 (10), 164 (100), 149 (14), 135 (3) | 149 (100), 135 (33) | + | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | + | |
| 7.65 | Isorhamnetin 3- O -glucoside a | C22H21 | 477.10385 | 477.10208 | 3.71 | 357 (21), 315 (48), 314 (100), 300 (5), 285 (10), 271 (11) | 300 (30), 285 (100), 271 (73), 257 (8), 243 (24) | 270 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 7.65 | Kaempferol 7- O -glucoside a | C21H19 | 447.09329 | 447.09192 | 3.06 | 327 (18), 285 (80), 284 (100), 255 (9) | 255 (100), 227 (9) | 227 (100), 211 (61) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 7.67 | Phloretin 2′-O-glucoside (Phloridzin) a | C21H23 | 435.12967 | 435.12909 | 1.34 | 273 (100), 274 (7) | 123 (4), 125 (3), 167 (100) | 123 (100), 125 (13), 151 (3) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 7.67 | Phloretin a | C15H13 | 273.07685 | 273.07674 | 0.39 | 123 (3), 125 (3), 167 (100), 168 (6) | 123 (100), 125 (12), 151 (3) | 81 (100), 95 (64), 97 (4), 105 (3), 108 (5) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 7.58 | Ferulic acid a | C10H9 | 193.05063 | 193.05062 | 0.05 | 178 (72), 149 (100), 134 (39) | 134 (100) | NR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 8.90 | Quercetin a | C15H9 | 301.03538 | 301.03479 | 1.94 | 151 (46), 179 (100), 180 (4), 193 (3), 257 (6), 271 (5), 273 (8) | 151 (100) | 63 (5), 65 (3), 83 (13), 107 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 9.05 | Eriodictyol a | C15O11 | 287.05611 | 287.05533 | 2.72 | 151 (100), 107 (8) | 107 (100) | 65 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 9.93 | Naringenin a | C15H11 | 271.06120 | 271.05989 | 4.83 | 225 (5), 177 (11), 151 (100) | 107 (100) | 65 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 10.11 | Kaempferol a | C15H9 | 285.04046 | 285.03979 | 2.35 | 255 (100), 227 (10) | 211 (100), 195 (4), 167 (16) | 211 (41), 137 (100) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 12.21 | Acacetin a | C16H11 | 283.06119 | 283.06033 | 3.04 | 268 (100) | 268 (100), 240 (29) | 239 (13), 223 (18), 211 (100), 196 (74), 172 (62) | + | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | + |
aConfirmed using standards, while the other compounds were identified by evaluation of its HRMS and MSn data (see references in the table).
“NR,” not recorder; “+,” present compound; “–,” not present compound. The bold values refer to the most intense ions.