Anthocyanins of two hawthorn species fruits: C. chlorosarca Maxim. and C. pentagyna Waldst. et Kit., were investigated by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS method. Cyanidin-3-galactoside, cyanidine-3-glucoside, cyanidine-3-arabinoside and cyanidine-3-xiloside were found. Overall anthocyanins accumulation was the highest in the case of C. chlorosarca fruits: 0.460÷0.620 g per 100 g of fresh fruits as cyanidine-3-glucoside chloride equivalent. It has been found that according to anthocyanins accumulation as well as to the antioxidant activity C. chlorosarca fruits are rather comparable to dried hibiscus subdariffa calyces and may be used for another tea preparation at some acidification.
Weather condition influence on the phenological stage passing on the hawthorn species example in the Belgorod region conditions is considered