scholarly journals Phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of dried and candied fruits commonly consumed in Serbia 

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 360-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Miletić ◽  
B. Popović ◽  
O. Mitrović ◽  
M. Kandić ◽  
A. Leposavić
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Dried Fruits ◽  
Amber Light ◽  
Fruit Species ◽  
Dried Grapes ◽  
Dried Fruit ◽  
Phenolics Content

Dried fruits (plums, apricots, figs, grapes (amber light and amber dark), chokeberries, and bilberries), and candied fruits (cranberries, cherries, and dates), commercially available and commonly consumed in Serbia, were purchased on the same day in local groceries, and analysed for total phenolics and antioxidant capacity. Total phenolics contents of dried and candied fruits were as follows: dried chokeberries > dried bilberries > dried plums > candied cherries, dried apricot > dried grapes (amber light) > candied cranberries, dried figs, dried grapes (amber dark), candied dates. The order of antioxidant capacity showed a very similar trend as the total phenolics content. Significant correlation between total phenolics content and antioxidant capacity (R = 0.9931, P < 0.001) was observed. Using HPLC, the identification of selected phenolic compounds was carried out. Most of these compounds were the most abundant in dried chokeberries and dried bilberries, and consequently the highest antioxidant capacity was found in these dried fruit species.

scholarly journals Traditional and Unconventional Dried Fruit Snacks as a Source of Health-Promoting Compounds

Antioxidants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Donno ◽  
Maria Gabriella Mellano ◽  
Isidoro Riondato ◽  
Marta De Biaggi ◽  
Harilala Andriamaniraka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Dried Fruits ◽  
Fruit Species ◽  
Freeze Dried ◽  
Dried Fruit ◽  
Health Promoting

Dried fruits are important, healthy and popular snacks, despite the limited information on their nutritional profiles and phytochemical composition. The present work was aimed to study the chemical composition of freeze-dried fruits from four fruit species: two common commercial snacks (apple and goji) and two innovative products (kaki and kiwi). Sugar and organic acid levels, total phenolics (TPC), and main health-promoting phytochemicals were studied by HPLC fingerprinting analysis. Furthermore, in vitro antioxidant capacity (AOC) was preliminarily observed in these products. A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was carried out as a multivariate approach as well. The TPC ranged from 210.9 mg GAE/100g DW (kiwi) to 872.6 mg GAE/100g DW (kaki), while dried fruit antioxidant capacity ranged from 23.09 mmol Fe2+/kg DW (goji) to 137.5 mmol Fe2+/kg DW (kaki). The most important phytochemical class in apple (two cultivars), kiwi, and kaki dried fruits was phenolics (from 74.6% to 93.3%), while monoterpenes were the first class in goji (67.5%). No anthocyanins have been identified in dried fruits because these compounds are most likely converted to phenolic acids during the drying process. This research intended to stimulate large-scale exploitation of commercial dried fruits as functional foods as well.

scholarly journals Dietary intake of specific phenolic compounds and their effect on the antioxidant activity of daily food rations

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Koch ◽  
Tomasz Baj ◽  
Wirginia Kukula-Koch ◽  
Zbigniew Marzec
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Daily Food ◽  
Phenolic Components ◽  
Phenolics Content ◽  
Test Correlation

AbstractThe determination of phenolic acids’ and flavonoids’ content in daily food rations (DFRs) of a selected group of male and female students and the development of chromatographic conditions is the primary goal of the study. The presence of 7 phenolic components were confirmed in the prepared extracts from all diets reconstructed within a period of 3 years. The highest concentrations were determined for hesperidin (124 and 55.6 mg for women and men, respectively), naringin (47.6 mg in female and 37 mg in male diets) and chlorogenic acid (19.7 and 19.8 mg for women and men). The antioxidant potential of the daily food rations, measured with a DPPH test, was higher for women (range 47.1‒78.8%) than for men (range 34.5‒78.0%) and was found to strongly correlate with the total phenolics content of the samples (Folin-Ciocalteu test) (correlation coefficient 0.90).

scholarly journals Physical-chemical properties of exotic and native Brazilian fruits

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veridiana Zocoler de Mendonça ◽  
Rogério Lopes Vieites
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Bioactive Substances ◽  
Fruit Species ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Spondias Purpurea

Many fruit species are still not well-studied, despite being rich in bioactive substances that have functional properties. The objective of this article was to evaluate the antioxidant potential and characterize the physical-chemical characteristics of unconventional brazilian fruits (cabeludinha - Myrciaria glazioviana, sapoti - Manilkara zapota, pitomba - Talisia esculenta, yellow gumixama - Eugenia brasiliensis var. Leucocarpus and seriguela - Spondias purpurea). Total soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity, sugars, pigments, phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity were measured. Mature fruits were used in the analyses. Pitomba had high levels of soluble solids, 24.6 °Brix, while sapoti had 0.05 g malic acid 100 g-1 pulp. Yellow grumixama and seriguela had the highest concentrations of anthocyanins and carotenoids. Cabeludinha had a high concentration of phenolic compounds, 451.60 mg gallic acid 100 g-1 pulp. With the exception of sapoti, all fruits had a high antioxidant capacity (> 95%).

scholarly journals Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment and the Phenylpropanoid Pathway Precursors Feeding Improve Phenolics and Antioxidant Capacity of Quinoa Sprouts via an Induction of L-Tyrosine and L-Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyases Activities

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Świeca
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Shikimic Acid ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
Phenylpropanoid Pathway ◽  
Germination Time ◽  
Pal Activity ◽  
Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment ◽  
Phenolics Content

Hydrogen peroxide treatment and the phenylpropanoid pathway precursors feeding affected the antioxidant capacity of quinoa sprouts. Compared to the control, total phenolics content was significantly increased by treatment of control sprouts with 50 mM and 200 mM H2O2—an elevation of about 24% and 28%, respectively. The highest increase of flavonoids content was found for the sprouts treated with 200 mM H2O2obtained from seeds fed with shikimic acid. All the studied modifications increased the antioxidant potential of sprouts (at least by 50% compared to control). The highest reducing power was found for the sprouts treated with 200 mM H2O2obtained by phenylalanine feeding (5.03 mg TE/g DW) and those obtained from the seeds fed with tyrosine (5.26 mg TE/g DW). The activities of L-tyrosine (TAL) and L-phenylalanine (PAL) ammonia-lyases were strongly affected by germination time as well as the applied modification of sprouting. On the 3rd day the highest PAL activity was determined for both untreated and induced with 50 mM H2O2sprouts obtained by phenylalanine feeding. H2O2induced TAL activity; the highest TAL activity was determined for 3-day-old sprouts induced with 200 mM H2O2obtained from seeds fed with phenylalanine.

scholarly journals Soluble free phenolic compound contents and antioxidant capacity of bread and durum wheat genotypes

Genetika ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sladjana Zilic ◽  
Vesna Hadzi-Taskovic-Sukalovic ◽  
Dejan Dodig ◽  
Vuk Maksimovic ◽  
Vesna Kandic
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Phenolic Acids ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
Total Antioxidant ◽  
Bound Phenolics

The objective of this study was to determine phenolic compounds and the total antioxidant capacity in the grain of ten bread (T. aestivum L.) and ten durum (T. durum Desf.) wheat genotypes. Soluble free forms of total phenolics, flavonoids, PVPP (polyvinylpolypyrrolidone) bound phenolics, proanthocyanidins and phenolic acids were investigated. In addition, the correlation coefficients between total antioxidant capacities and the concentration of different soluble free phenolic compounds, as well as between soluble free total phenolics and phenolic acids, flavonoids and PVPP bound phenolics were determined. Significant differences in the content of aceton/water extractable total phenolics, PVPP bound phenolics and phenolic acids between and within two wheat species were found. On the average, durum wheat samples had about 1.19-fold higher total phenolic compounds and about 1.5-fold higher PVPP bound phenolics than bread wheat samples. Three phenolic acids, ferulic, caffeic and chlorogenic, were detected in wholemeal bread wheat. Caffeic acid was not found in durum wheat samples whilst ferulic acid was the most abundant. Proanthocyanidins in bread and durum wheat genotypes were not detected. The antioxidant capacity measured as the DPPH radical scavenging activity was similar in wholemeal of bread and durum wheat, however, significant differences were observed among genotypes within species.

scholarly journals Effect of the Application of 1-Methylcyclopropene and Wax Emulsions on Proximate Analysis and Some Antioxidants of Soursop (Annona muricataL.)

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina L. Moreno-Hernández ◽  
Sonia G. Sáyago-Ayerdi ◽  
Hugo S. García-Galindo ◽  
Miguel Mata-Montes De Oca ◽  
Efigenia Montalvo-González
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Chilling Injury ◽  
Proximate Analysis ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Composition Analysis ◽  
Postharvest Handling ◽  
Phenolics Content

The effect of the application of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) and wax emulsions, alone or combined, on composition analysis, vitamin C, polyphenols, and antioxidant capacity of soursop was evaluated. Fruits were stored as follows: at 25°C (control), and at 16°C: fruits sprayed with candelilla or flava emulsions, fruits treated with 1500 nL/L of 1-MCP (20°C, 12 h), and fruits treated with 1-MCP and then sprayed with emulsions. Fruits were allowed to ripen and the edible part was used for analysis. Only fruits stored at 16°C without 1-MCP showed visible symptoms of chilling injury. Fruits treated with 1-MCP combined with flava emulsion maintained in greater extent their vitamin C content, dietary fiber, total phenolics content, and antioxidant activity. The combination of 1-MCP and emulsions can be utilized in postharvest handling of soursop because this combination can preserve its nutritional composition and antioxidant activity.

scholarly journals Experimental approaches targeting the biochemical and antioxidant potential of Synsepalum dulcificum dried fruits

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 2230-2235
Author(s):  
GABRIELA POPA ◽  
RADU TOMA ◽  
JEAN-FRANÇOIS BOÉ
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Fruit Pulp ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Dried Fruits ◽  
Dried Fruit ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power ◽  
Pharmacologically Active

This study aimed to investigate the biochemical content and antioxidant activity of methanol extracts prepared from Synsepalum dulcificum dried fruits. The results obtained by phytochemical screening of the extracts revealed the presence of some pharmacologically active chemical compounds such as: alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and tannins. Quantitative analysis showed that the seeds had phenols in greater amounts (157.88 ± 2.09 mg GAE / g dry matter) than dried fruit pulp (54.09 ± 2.24 mg GAE / g dry matter). Contrariwise, flavonoid content was found to be low in seed (0.013 ± 0.02 mg EQ / g) and high in fruit pulp (0.13 ± 0.05 mg EQ / g). Correlated with the high amount of total phenol, in the seed extracts was found a good antioxidant activity – measured by both DPPH and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays. This antioxidant capacity may be also correlated with the amount of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and phenolic compounds, and as well as with their synergistic interactions. Synsepalum dulcificum fruits can be used as a healthy source of additives for the food industry or as natural antioxidants for the pharmaceutical industry.

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