Total Phenolic, Total Flavonoids Content and Antioxidant Activity in Fruits of Four Plum (Prunus Domestica L.) Cultivars

Abstract

Plums are among the most consumed fruits in Romania, being a good source of health promoting compounds. The objective of this paper is to evaluate in comparison the total phenolic content, the flavonoids and anthocyanins content and antioxidant activity in fruit of four plum cultivars. The total phenolic, flavonoids and anthocyanin contents were determined by colorimetric methods and the antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH radical scavenging assay. The results show that studied chemical indices vary depending on the analyzed cultivar. The obtained results show that all the studied cultivars show a high phytochemicals content and significant antioxidant activity and recommend their use as sources of phenolic compounds and natural antioxidants.