Cell wall and metabolite composition of sweet cherry fruits from two cultivars with contrasting susceptibility to surface pitting during storage

•Metabolic and cell wall changes were evaluated in pitted sweet cherries.•Alcohol-insoluble residue positively correlate with cherries resistance to rupture.•Two phenolic compounds were higher in the cultivar susceptible to pitting.•Some metabolic differences were found between pitted and non-pitted sweet cherries.