Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 160, Issue -, Pages 226-232Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.03.107
Keywords
Prunus avium L.; Quality; Anthocyanins; Phenolics; Antioxidant activity; Carotenoids
Funding
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [AGL2012-35402/ALI]
- European Commission
- FEDER funds
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The effects of salicylic acid (SA) or acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) treatments during on-tree cherry growth and ripening on fruit quality attributes, especially those related with the content on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity were analysed in this research. For this purpose, two sweet cherry cultivars, 'Sweet Heart' and 'Sweet Late', were used and SA or ASA treatments, at 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mM concentrations, were applied at three key points of fruit development (pit hardening, initial colour changes and onset of ripening). These treatments increased fruit weight and ameliorated quality attributes at commercial harvest, and led to cherries with higher concentration in total phenolics and in total anthocyanins, as well as higher antioxidant activity, in both hydrophilic and lipophilic fractions. Thus, preharvest treatments with SA or ASA could be promising tools to improve sweet cherry quality and health beneficial effects for consumers. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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