Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7595583 | Food Chemistry | 2015 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the antioxidant compounds, antioxidant activity and content of individual phenolic compounds of freeze-dried peel from three tropical fruits grown in Yucatan, México: purple star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito L.), yellow cashew and red cashew (Anacardium occidentale). The freeze-dried peels were good source of antioxidant compounds. ABTS and DPPH values in the peel from each fruit were 3050.95-3322.31 μM Trolox/100 g dry weight (DW) or 890.19-970.01 mg of vitamin C/100 g DW, and 1579.04-1680.90 μM Trolox/100 g DW or 340.18-362.18 mg of vitamin C/100 g DW, respectively. Six phenolic compounds were identified in the peel from the tropical fruits studied: ferulic, caffeic, sinapic, gallic, ellagic and myricetin. This study demonstrated that freeze-dried peels from purple star apple, yellow cashew and red cashew, could serve as potential sources of antioxidants for use in food and pharmaceutical industries.
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Authors
VÃctor M. Moo-Huchin, Mariela I. Moo-Huchin, Raciel J. Estrada-León, Luis Cuevas-Glory, Iván A. Estrada-Mota, Elizabeth Ortiz-Vázquez, David Betancur-Ancona, Enrique Sauri-Duch,