Screening of strawberry anthocyanin composition and antioxidant capacities are important in the characterization and development of sources of natural colors. Here, Fragaria vesca (wild strawberry) and three commercial (cultivars ‘Elsanta’, ‘Korona’ and ‘Honeyoe’) and 14 non-commercial cultivars of Fragaria × ananassa Duch. were characterized in terms of anthocyanin content and composition, total phenolic content and antioxidant activities for two consecutive growing seasons. Twelve non-commercial strawberry cultivars had higher anthocyanin contents when compared to previous reports, varying between 1.13 and 1.89 g kg^-1 fresh weight (fw) in total, with pelargonidin 3-O-glucoside as the major (50–90%) and cyanidin 3-O-glucoside as the second most abundant (1–47%) anthocyanins. Among the characterized cultivars, S 94 combined high antioxidant activities (4.6 mmol Trolox equivalents g^-1 fw and 24.6 mmol Fe²⁺ g^-1 fw on average for both years) and total anthocyanin (1.76 g kg^-1 fw) and cyanidin 3-O-glucoside contents. Furthermore, the breeding potential of wild strawberry was highlighted as it had the highest antioxidant activity among tested cultivars and 44% of anthocyanins as cyanidin-3-O-glucoside. This study identified strawberry cultivars with traits desirable for colorants, which might guide future breeding programs for healthier strawberries.

草莓花色苷成分和抗氧化剂能力的筛选对于表征和开发天然色素的来源很重要。在这里，草莓，野生草莓和三个商业品种（Elsanta，Korona和Honeyoe）和14个非商业品种Fragaria  ×  ananassa Duch。根据两个连续生长季节的花色苷含量和组成，总酚含量和抗氧化活性进行了表征。与以前的报道相比，十二个非商业性草莓品种的花色苷含量更高，在1.13和1.89 g kg ^-1之间总重量（fw），其中以紫花香素3-O-葡萄糖苷为主要成分（50-90％），花青素3-O-葡萄糖苷为第二富集的花青素（1-47％）。间的特征品种，S 94组合的高的抗氧化活性（4.6毫摩尔Trolox当量克^-1 FW和24.6毫摩尔的Fe ²⁺克^-1 FW上平均两个岁）和总花色苷（1.76克千克^-1 FW）和花青素3 -O-葡萄糖苷含量。此外，野草莓的育种潜力得到了彰显，因为它在被测品种中具有最高的抗氧化活性，并且有44％的花青素作为花青素3-O-葡萄糖苷。这项研究确定了草莓品种具有着色剂理想的性状，这可能为将来更健康的草莓育种计划提供指导。