foods Article Physicochemical Characterization, Antioxidant Activity, and Phenolic Compounds of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Fruits Species for Potential Use in Food Applications Abolfazl Alirezalu 1 , Nima Ahmadi 2,*, Peyman Salehi 3, Ali Sonboli 3, Kazem Alirezalu 4, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah 5, Francisco J. Barba 6 , Paulo E.S. Munekata 7 and Jose M. Lorenzo 7,* 1 Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia 5756151818, Iran;
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[email protected] (J.M.L.); Tel.: +98 21 48292088 (N.A.); +34-988548277 (J.M.L.) Received: 11 March 2020; Accepted: 1 April 2020; Published: 4 April 2020 Abstract: Hawthorn belongs to the Crataegus genus of the Rosaceae family and is an important medicinal plant.