The use of the potential of native plants has not been fully considered and has been neglected in some parts of the world to supply agricultural products and the food industry. In the present study, fruit chemical attributes of nine fruit species, including Morus alba L. var. nigra, black mulberry (Morus nigra L.), white mulberry (Morus alba L.), seedless barberry (Berberis vulgaris L. var. asperma), cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.), Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Willd., Prunus microcarpa Boiss., and sumac (Rhus coriaria L.) were evaluated. The highest value (4948.23mg GAE 100g–1 fresh weight [FW]) of total phenolic content belonged to Z. spina-christi, and the lowest value (9.15mg GAE 100g–1 FW) was related to P. microcarpa. The highest value (334.45mg catechin/100g–1 FW) of total flavonoid content belonged to M. alba var. nigra, and the lowest value (0.78mg catechin/100g–1 FW) was related to cornelian cherry (C. mas). The highest value (780.32mg cy-3-glue/100g–1 FW) of total anthocyanin content belonged to Z. jujuba, and the lowest value (1.35) was related to white mulberry (M. alba). The highest value (3465.34mg AAE 100g–1 FW) of DPPH radical scavenging activity/antioxidant capacity belonged to P. microcarpa, and the lowest value (4.57mg AAE 100g–1 FW) was related to barberry (B. vulgaris var. asperma). The studied fruit species were rich sources of phenolic compounds, and other chemical properties varied according to the species. The present study showed that the studied fruit species have high antioxidant properties and can be used in the food and pharmaceutical industries as well as in the human diet.
