Polyphenolic compounds, anthocyanins and antioxidant activity of nineteen pomegranate fruits: A rich source of bioactive compounds

Autor: Francisca Hernández, Pilar Legua, María Ángeles Forner-Giner, Nallely Nuncio-Jáuregui
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Functional Foods, Vol 23, Iss, Pp 628-636 (2016)
ISSN: 1756-4646
Popis: The chemical composition of 19 pomegranate cultivars was analysed to demonstrate the wide diversity among pomegranate juices. The individual phenolic compounds and anthocyanins were measured by HPLC-DAD-MS/MS-ESI. The antioxidant activity, total phenolics, organic acid, sugar profile and colour were also measured. Ten phenolic compounds (mainly hydrolysable tannins and ellagic acid derivatives) and six anthocyanins (especially cyanidin 3- O -diglucoside and cyanidin 3,5- O -diglucoside) were identified and quantified. Cultivars HIZ and WOND had the highest a * (6.50 and 6.52, respectively) value which corresponded to the highest total concentration of anthocyanins (259 and 217 µM of cyanidin 3- O -glucoside, respectively) and antioxidant activity in the hydrophilic fraction (172 and 149 mg eq Trolox/100 mL, respectively). Total phenolic content ranged from 90 to 145 mg GAE/100 mL. The WOND cultivar presented the highest values in total organic acids (3.09 g/100 mL) and ME13 cultivar in sugars (15.3 g/100 mL).
Databáze: OpenAIRE