In this study, three apple cultivars (‘Fuji’, ‘Qincui’, and ‘Ruixue’) were used as raw materials to analyze their injury symptoms under high CO2 storage conditions and change patterns of the physicochemical properties, such as sugars and acids, volatile compounds, antioxidant related enzyme activities.The results showed that the incidence rates of CO2 injury in ‘Fuji’, ‘Qincui’, and ‘Ruixue’ apple was 1.0%, 45.00% and 12.50%, respectively, under the condition of 0 ℃, 15 kPa CO2 after 15 d storage.The main symptom of ‘Qincui’ apple was flesh browning, whereas ‘Ruixue’ showed peel browning.After CO2 treatment, the peel and flesh in all three apple cultivars displayed a decrease in L* values, while an increase in a* and b* values.Moreover, the high concentration of CO2 treatment significantly (P<0.05) inhibited the increase of soluble solid content and the decrease of total acid content in all three apple cultivars.Analysis of volatile aroma components indicated that esters were the main component in ‘Fuji’ apple, accounting for 60.70%, whereas aldehydes (2-hexenal) were the main component in ‘Qincui’ and ‘Ruixue’ apple, accounting for 41.50% and 50.90%, respectively.High concentration of CO2 treatment increased the esters content and decreased the aldehydes content in ‘Qincui’ and ‘Ruixue’ apple.In addition, CO2 treatment promoted the increase of total phenol and DPPH free radical scavenging rate in ‘Fuji’ and ‘Qincui’ apples in the early stage of storage, but inhibited the changes in the later stage of storage.High concentration of CO2 treatment also significantly (P<0.05) inhibited the activities of PPO, CAT, SOD, APX, and GR of ‘Fuji’ and ‘Qincui’ apple, but increased the PPO activity of ‘Ruixue’ apple.In conclusion, CO2 interfered with the antioxidant system of apples by influencing antioxidant enzymes and phenolic substances, thus affecting the sugar and acid quality and fruit flavor.This study provides a reference for further research on CO2 tolerance mechanisms of new apple cultivars.
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