Antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content of Malaysian underutilized fruits

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Khairul Ikram, Emmy Hainida and Khoo, Hock Eng and Mhd Jalil, Abbe Maleyki and Ismail, Amin and Idris, Salma and Azlan, Azrina and Mohd Nazri, Halimatul Saadiah and Mat Diton, Norzatol Akmar and Mohd Mokhtar, Ruzaidi Azli (2009) Antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content of Malaysian underutilized fruits. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 22 (5). pp. 388-393. ISSN 0889-1575; ESSN: 1096-0481

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant capacity (AC) and total phenolic content (TPC) of selected Malaysian underutilized fruits. The 58 underutilized fruits of 32 different species from 21 genera were analyzed for AC and TPC. AC was measured using β-carotene bleaching, ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) assays, and TPC was determined using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent assay. Our findings showed that the fruits from genera of Pometia, Averrhoa, Syzygium, Sallacca, Phyllanthus, Garcinia, Sandoricum and Maipighia had higher AC compared to other studied genera. Among the underutilized fruits, Sandoricum and Phyllanthus fruits contained the highest TPC (>2000 mg/100 g edible portion). The correlation between AC and TPC varied. The study indicated that some of these underutilized fruits have the potential to be sources of antioxidant components.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2009.04.001
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Antioxidant activity; Food analysis; Food composition; Inhibition of oxidation activity; Scavenging activity; Total phenolic content; Underutilized fruit
Depositing User:	Raja Norazlinda Raja Azenam
Date Deposited:	05 Dec 2014 02:52
Last Modified:	28 Sep 2015 00:55
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13188
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