scholarly journals Effect of Boiling on the Antioxidant Potential of Cabbage Varieties

Author(s):  
Mihaela MULȚESCU ◽  
Marta ZACHIA ◽  
Nastasia BELC ◽  
Teodora MANASIA ◽  
Floarea BURNICHI ◽  
...  

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of boiling cooking method on the total polyphenolic content, ascorbic acid concentration, pigments amount and total antioxidant activity of four cabbage varieties (De Buzau cabbage, Buzoiana cabbage, Magura cabbage and De Isalnita cabbage) from Buzau, Romania. As we expect, fresh vegetables presented greater antioxidant capacity than boiled vegetables. For all cooked vegetables, the parameters (polyphenols, ascorbic acid, chloropyll, carotenoids and antioxidant activity) decrease with increase of boiling time. After 15 minutes of boiling, content in nutrients fell below 50%.

NFS Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Passafiume ◽  
Anna Perrone ◽  
Giuseppe Sortino ◽  
Giuseppe Gianguzzi ◽  
Filippo Saletta ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 526-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTÔNIO FERNANDO DA SILVA ◽  
BRUNO MARTINS DA SILVA ◽  
ALEX SANDRO BEZERRA DE SOUSA ◽  
VANDA MARIA DE AQUINO FIGUEIREDO ◽  
REJANE MARIA NUNES MENDONÇA ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The family farming from the Borborema Territory-PB, Brazil, produces sweet oranges that supply the regional market. In this context, it is necessary to define standards of identity and quality, as well as to quantify the bioactive compounds in the fruit, in view of adding value and creating more competitive markets. This work sought to evaluate the quality, bioactive compounds and total antioxidant activity (TAA) of oranges from family farming. A 3x3 factorial completely randomized design was used, with three cultivars (Baía, Comum, Mimo-do-Céu) and three maturity stages (predominantly green, green/yellow, yellow), with 60 replications of 1 fruit for the physical evaluations, and 4 of 15 fruit for the others. The whole fruits were evaluated by color index, length, diameter, fresh weight and firmness. The juice was assessed for yield, pH, soluble solids (SS), titratable acidity (TA), SS/AT ratio, and ascorbic acid. Total extractable polyphenols (TEP) and ABTS•+ and DPPH• total antioxidant activity (TAA) were measured in the juice and albedo. The 'Baía' and 'Mimo-do-Céu' oranges presented quality parameters aligned with the CEAGESP standards. On average, the ascorbic acid content was higher than 45 mg 100 g-1, with ‘Mimo-do-Céu’ presenting the highest content (50.26 mg 100 g-1). During maturation, the firmness decreased, and the SS, TEP and TAA of the juice and the albedo increased. In general, the TEP content was about eight-fold higher in the albedo than juice, corresponding to the much higher TAA in this portion, thereby highlighting its higher functional potential, especially for ‘Baía’ orange.


2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-158
Author(s):  
TM Quadery ◽  
F Islam ◽  
M Ahsan ◽  
CM Hasan

A methanolextract of the leaves of Parabaena sagitatta Miers and its petroleum ether, carbon tetrachloride, dichloromethane, ethylacetate and aqueous soluble partitionates were evaluated for antioxidant activity by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), Folin-Ciocalteau reagent and phosphomolybdenum total antioxidant assays by using butylated hydroxytolune (BHT) and ascorbic acid as standards. The dichloromethane soluble fraction demonstrated the presence of significant amount of phenolic compounds 61.06 ± 0.54 mg GAE/g of extract and also has moderate antioxidant activity IC50 50.62 ± 0.25 ?g/ml. A positive correlation (R2), 0.969 was observed between total phenolic content and total antioxidant activity of P. sagitatta. The general toxicity was determined by brine shrimp lethality bioassay where the dichloromethane LC50DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v41i2.13441 Bangladesh J. Bot. 41(2): 155-158, 2012 (December)


2011 ◽  
Vol 396-398 ◽  
pp. 1645-1651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiu Ping Zhong ◽  
Yong Cheng Li

In this study, total polyphenols content (TPC) and ascorbic acid content (AAC) in CAW were quantified. Total antioxidant activity, reducing capacity, and free radical scavenging activity of CAW were assayed. The TPC and AAC were 160 mg GAE /100ml and 132 mg/100 ml,respectivity. CAW exhibited effective antioxidant activities in the employed in vitro experiments, including total antioxidant activity, reducing capacity, and free radical scavenging activity, which indicates that phenolic compounds and ascorbic acid may play a key role in the antioxidant function of CAW.


2021 ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
I. M. Kaigorodova ◽  
N. A. Golubkina ◽  
U. D. Plotnikova ◽  
V. A. Ushakov ◽  
A. A. Antoshkin

Relevance. High voltage electric power transmission lines (HVEPTL) cover a fairly large area of agricultural land all over the world. Investigations of electromagnetic field effect on growth and development of plants are held in various countries. The reaction of individual plant species and even varieties to the electromagnetic field manifests itself in different ways. The network of HVEPTL is growing steadily in our region as well. Nevertheless, information about the effect of the electromagnetic field on bean plants is rather scares. The aim of the present work was to evaluate HVEPTL effect on the growth and development of vegetable beans, depending on the intensity of the electromagnetic field.Material and Methods. The work was achieved on green beans Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Sakfit, Pagoda, MBZ 556, Arishka cvs) grown in conditions of different electromagnetic field values under HVEPTL. Biometrical parameters, plant productivity, yield, dry matter, photosynthetic pigments content, ascorbic acid, total antioxidant activity and total phenolics were determined.Results. In the ranges of electric field values from (5-10) to (400-440) B/m and magnetic field from 0 to 0.53 μT a beneficial effect of electromagnetic field on accumulation of leaves photosynthetic pigments (15-65% increase of chlorophyll а and 6-52% increase of chlorophyll b), polyphenol content (increase up to 17%), antioxidant activity (1-15% increase), and dry matter content (2,5-11% increase) and beans ascorbic acid levels (12-28% increase) were registered. Accordingy, increased plants growth, development and productivity were demonstrated. Peculiarities of beans plants grown under HVEPTL included decrease leaves carotene levels at electric field level of 60-100 B/m (70 m form HVEPTL), and lack of correlation between chlorophyll and carotene in leaves and total antioxidant activity and phenolics content at the stage of technical ripening. 


2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
NIGÉRIA PEREIRA GONÇALVES ◽  
ELISEU MARLÔNIO PEREIRA DE LUCENA ◽  
ORIEL HERRERA BONILLA ◽  
MÁRCIA RÉGIA SOUZA DA SILVEIRA

ABSTRACT This study aimed to quantify polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of four fruits native to the coast of Ceara under different maturation stages aiming their use for a healthier diet. Myrtle (Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.) fruits were collected at the Botanical State Park of Ceara, in Caucaia-CE and guajiru (Chrisobalanus icaco L.), manipuça (Mouriri cearensis Huber) and murici-pitanga (Byrsonima gardneriana A. Juss.) fruits were collected at the Botanical Garden of São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo do Amarante-CE. Fruits were collected and transported to the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology, being characterized, processed and frozen for chemical assessments at the Laboratory of Physiology and Postharvest Technology - Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical: polyphenolic compounds and total antioxidant activity. The ESTAT software was used for statistical analyses. The polyphenolic content had the highest and the lowest value for guajiru fruits with 480.73 and 10.90 mg/100 g, respectively and total antioxidant activity, the highest value was found for manipuça fruits, with 42.99 µM of Trolox/g of pulp and the lowest value for guajiru fruits, with 1.45 µM of Trolox/g of pulp. There was a significant correlation between polyphenolic content and total antioxidant activity obtained for guajiru fruits, which showed high correlation coefficient, R = -0.95 (P < 0.05).


2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
Cristina Damian ◽  
Ana Leahu ◽  
Mircea Oroian ◽  
Sorina Ropciuc

AbstractThe aim of the study was to assess the effect of three weeks of storage on the chemical and rheological properties of apple juices obtained from Idared and Jonatan apples variety. Total antioxidant activity, levels of bio-active compound groups and the viscosity were measured to characterize the investigated juices. The method applied for the determination of ascorbic acid concentration was with 2, 6-diclorophenolindophenol. Total phenols (TP) in apple juices were determined using the Folin-Ciocalteau method and antioxidant activity by the use of DPPH free radical method. The viscosity of apple juices was investigated by a rotational viscometer, Brookfield viscometer (Brookfield Engineering Inc., Model RV-DV I Prime) with RV spindles. During three weeks of storage, different rates of all measured properties have been observed decreasing for both studied apples varieties juices. The juices from Jonatan apples have higher antioxidant activities that are correlated with the higher content in polyphenols and lower values of viscosity.


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