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20160507201632IJFNS-16-RA-86008042016300620162016Creative Commons Attribution LicenseThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. nbsp emsp emsp L-ascorbic acid total anthocyanin total carotenoid total tannin total and individual phenolic compounds content antioxidant potential and antiproliferative activity against tumoral cells of extracts from six Ara ccedil aacute genotypes AR9 AR19 AR29 AR27 AR46 and AR72 from six consecutive harvest seasons 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 and 2013 were evaluated Results showed that in general variations in phytochemical content were greater among genotypes than among harvests Whereas red genotypes AR9 AR19 and AR29 had higher anthocyanin and total phenolic content yellow genotypes AR46 and AR72 had higher L-ascorbic acid content - -Epicatechin was the most abundant phenolic compound found in the fruits followed by gallic acid in all genotypes Only soluble solids pH and total tannin content were not affected by harvest year Regarding the antioxidant capacity against S cereviseae XV 185-14C cells all extracts revealed a protective effect from the oxidative stress agent H2O2 Similarly all extracts inhibited the proliferation of the human colon adenocarcinoma cells Caco-2 without cytotoxicity towards fibroblast cells 3T3 Although harvest season influenced the functional potential of Ara ccedil aacute fruit genotype had the strongest influence 10