Preliminary Study on Bioactive Compounds of Citrus × myrtifolia Rafinesque (Chinotto) to Its Potential Application in Food Industry

Autor:	Adalgisa Belligno, Leonardo Sabatino, Giacomo Gagliano, Monica Scordino
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	chemistry.chemical_classification biology Vitamin C Food industry business.industry biology.organism_classification Ascorbic acid chemistry.chemical_compound Ingredient Nutraceutical Citrus myrtifolia chemistry Botany Trolox Food science business Carotenoid
Zdroj:	Food and Nutrition Sciences. :685-691
ISSN:	2157-9458 2157-944X
DOI:	10.4236/fns.2011.27094
Popis:	The present study investigated for the first time some physical quality attributes of unripe Citrus x myrtifolia Rafinesque which is the ingredient of the popular soft drink Chinotto. Samples for analysis were processed to better reproduce the crude materials used for industrial chinotto extract, discarding part of the juice. Fruit bioactive compounds such as ascorbic acid, carotenoids, chlorophylls, flavonoids and antioxidant capacity were estimated. An important nutritional aspect arose from the data presented was the high concentration of flavonoids (780 mg/100 g FW) and vitamin C (42 mg/100 g FW). A good antioxidant capacity (5872 uM Trolox equivalents/100 g FW) was estimated by oxygen radical absorbing capacity (ORAC). This matrix could be considered as a good nutraceutical source, giving new opportunity to citrus industry.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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