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The fruits were demonstrated to be rich in bioactive compounds, containing comparable total vitamin E levels (~65 mg\/kg), with \u03b1-tocopherol as the predominant isomer, and measurable amounts of xanthophylls, mainly lutein (20.19\u201321.69 \u03bcg\/g), astaxanthin, and canthaxanthin. HPLC-DAD analysis identified 19 polyphenolic compounds, with catechin being the dominant compound in rowanberry fruits (4.36 mg\/g), while epigallocatechin and catechin were the most abundant in hawthorn fruits. In vitro gastrointestinal digestion showed elevated intestinal bioaccessibility of hydroxybenzoic acids, with ellagic acid reaching ~96% in the intestinal phase of rowanberry fruits and ~109% in hawthorn fruits, indicating increased availability. In hawthorn fruits, flavanols exhibited greater stability and higher bioaccessibility, with catechin reaching 101% in the gastric phase, epicatechin remaining highly bioaccessible (98\u201397%), and epigallocatechin showing moderate bioaccessibility (24\u201350%). Both fruit extracts exhibited antioxidant activity, with hawthorn fruits showing significantly higher ABTS and DPPH scavenging capacities. Rowanberry and hawthorn fruits exhibited an inhibitory effect on lipid peroxidation in yolk homogenates, reducing malondialdehyde formation to 37.19 mg\/kg and 20.58 mg\/kg from 50.79 mg\/kg, respectively, although their efficacy remained lower than that of synthetic antioxidants. 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