Fruit Quality and Metabolomic Analyses of Fresh Food Accessions Provide Insights into the Key Carbohydrate Metabolism in Blueberry.

ABSTRACT: Blueberry is a nutrient-rich berry, and its taste and flavor directly determine the consumer preference. Until now, few studies have focused on the comparison of fresh food quality and the key metabolites in superior fresh-eating blueberry cultivars. Herein, fruit quality indicators of 10 highbush blueberry cultivars were evaluated using 'Bluerain' as the control. Appearance quality analysis of fruits showed that 'Brigitta' had a larger fruit size and 'Anna' was the smallest. 'Anna' fruits, followed by 'O'Neal', had the highest ratio of soluble solids to acidity because of their lowest titratable acidity content. Despite the high soluble sugar content, the antioxidants in 'Anna' fruits such as total flavonoids, anthocyanins and vitamin C were lowest among all cultivars, while 'Duke' seemed

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10535370 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature