Plums have been known as one of the most diverse fruits in temperate regions, although their variation and diversity also cause differences in the physicochemical features of the fruit. Therefore, the aim of this study is to introduce and investigate the physicochemical and pomological traits of these cultivars. The present study was conducted to investigate the physicochemical properties of 7 Iranian plum. Plum cultivars with the usual names included: ‘Ghatretala’, ‘Pivehzhan’, ‘Rotaby’, ‘Ghandy’, ‘Beygom’, ‘Torghabeh Sabz’ and ‘Bokhara’. Analysis of variance demonstrated that all cultivars had significant differences (p ≤0.01) for all measurement parameters of chemical and physical features. The results also showed that in most of the chemical features studied, cultivars ‘Beygom’ and ‘Torghabeh Sabz’ were superior to other cultivars and had the highest amount of chemical compounds. The results also showed that there was a high amount of compounds such as antioxidants, flavonoids and vitamin C in the cultivars. Therefore, it can be said that some of the cultivars investigated in this study were rich in bioactive compounds and had high nutritive values.

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