Cultivar

Peak

HPLC Retention time (min)

Concentration (mg/g)1

Percentage2

Ben Alder

3

11.94

77.53 ± 5.23

15.00

 

4

13.57

218.59 ± 13.63

42.28

 

5

14.74

34.59 ± 1.90

6.69

 

6

16.93

174.00 ± 12.00

33.65

Ben Nevis

3

11.9

87.57 ± 4.50

14.52

 

4

13.5

259.53 ± 12.89

43.04

 

5

14.7

37.96 ± 2.89

6.30

 

6

16.9

205.72 ± 9.95

34.12

Ben Sarek

3

12.0

49.52 ± 3.30

25.16

 

4

13.7

50.40 ± 3.23

25.61

 

5

14.8

29.84 ± 1.76

15.16

 

6

17.1

63.24 ± 3.70

32.13

Lentiay

3

11.9

37.33 ± 2.10

17.14

 

4

13.6

107.28 ± 5.90

49.25

 

5

14.8

12.72 ± 0.72

5.84

 

6

17.0

56.61 ± 2.79

26.00

1Results are expressed as milligram equivalent (cyanidin 3-glucoside) per gram of freeze-dried sample (mean ± SD), (n=3).
2Percentage = Relative % of total concentration.
Table 3: HPLC/UV quantification of major anthocyanins in four different blackcurrant cultivars.