Our objective is to investigate the effect of air humidity (AH) on apple peel coloration.
The high AH and low AH treatments were compared to investigate this effect using detachedly bagged ‘Fuji’ apples.
Cyanidin-3-galactoside and 17 other types of phenolic compounds were detected using HPLC method.
High AH samples had higher concentrations of chlorogenic acid, ferulic acid, epicatechin, quercetin-3-rutinoside, and cyanidin-3-galactoside than low AH samples.
The results suggested that high AH conditions could significantly improve coloration and the eating quality of fruits.