In this study, fruits from the red apple cultivars ‘Starking' and ‘Pink Lady', the green cultivars ‘Granny Smith', and the yellow cultivars ‘Golden Delicious' were analyzed by HPLC for changes in the kinds and amounts of soluble sugars and anthocyanins after bag removal during coloration and correlation between these two components. The results showed that the kinds of anthocyanins in apples varied among the different cultivars. Three anthocyanins, cyanidin 3-galactoside, cyaniding 3-glucoside chloride and ...