In cherry tomatoes, better fruit sensory characteristics were observed in the position next to the stem

Cherry tomato varieties are widely consumed in many countries. They contain nutrients and health-promoting compounds like phenolics and carotenoids. The main purpose of this study was to determine how the fruit position on the cluster affected quality parameters of diverse nature (weight, soluble solids, firmness, colour, carotenoids, phenolic compounds and sugars). For this purpose the fourth cluster of two cherry varieties (Summerbrix and Lazarino) were studied. The results indicated that the fruit position on the cluster decreased the fruit size between 14 and 16% and weight 40%; firmness in ?Lazarino? increased 56%; C*ab increased 12% in ?Lazarino? and decreased 13% in ?Summerbrix?; hab increased 9% in ?Summerbrix?. Total carotenoid levels were not statistically different in two positions, and in the other position the contents were higher, with a difference of 36% between these two values. The highest total phenolic levels were observed in the PII position. However, total sugars increased 36%, fructose 36% and glucose 35% from the PI to PIII position in ?Lazarino?, while, in ?Summerbrix? higher values were observed in the PIII position. SourceEffect of the fruit position on the cluster on fruit quality, carotenoids, phenolics and sugars in cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Elena Coyago-Cruz (a, b, c), Mireia?Corell (a, d), Alfonso Moriana (a, d), Dolores Hernanz (e), Carla M.?Stinco (b) & Antonio J. Mel?ndez-Mart?nez (b)(a)?Dpto. Ciencias Agroforestales, Universidad de Sevilla, Escuela T?cnica Superior de Ingenier?a Agron?mica, Carretera de Utrera Km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain(b)?Food Colour & Quality Lab., Department of Nutrition & Food Science, Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Farmacia, 41012 Sevilla, Spain(c)?Carrera de Ingenier?a en Biotecnolog?a de los Recursos Naturales, Universidad Polit?cnica Salesiana, Sede Quito, Campus El Gir?n, Av. 12 de Octubre, Quito, Ecuador(d)?Unidad Asociada al CSIC de Uso sostenible del suelo y el agua en la agricultura (US-IRNAS), Crta de Utrera Km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain(e)?Dpto. Qu?mica Anal?tica, Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Farmacia, 41012 Sevilla, SpainFood Research International, available online August 2017https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2017.08.002 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996917304246#!?