Antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study

The aim of this study is to compare antioxidant level and activities (i.e. primary and secondary) in pulps and peels of two species of dragon fruits, Hylocereus undatus (white dragon fruit) and Hylocereus polyrhizus (red dragon fruit). Total phenolic content (TPC) assay demonstrated that peels o...

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Main Authors: R., Nurliyana, I., Syed Zahir, K., Mustapha Suleiman, M. R., Aisyah, K., Kamarul Rahim
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description The aim of this study is to compare antioxidant level and activities (i.e. primary and secondary) in pulps and peels of two species of dragon fruits, Hylocereus undatus (white dragon fruit) and Hylocereus polyrhizus (red dragon fruit). Total phenolic content (TPC) assay demonstrated that peels of both Hylocereus species contained higher phenolic content than the pulps. The phenolic content in peels of H. undatus was higher than H. polyrhizus, but the phenolic content in pulps of H. undatus was much lower than H. polyrhizus. 2, 2, diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay showed that radical scavenging activities of peels for both species were higher than the pulps. For ferrous ion chelating (FIC) assay, peels and pulps of both Hylocereus species showed moderate metal ion chelating effect as compared to EDTA. Overall, the results suggested that the TPC showed good relationship with the primary antioxidant activities for general comparison between the peels and the pulps.
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spelling my.uthm.eprints-78732022-10-17T06:19:25Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7873/ Antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study R., Nurliyana I., Syed Zahir K., Mustapha Suleiman M. R., Aisyah K., Kamarul Rahim T Technology (General) The aim of this study is to compare antioxidant level and activities (i.e. primary and secondary) in pulps and peels of two species of dragon fruits, Hylocereus undatus (white dragon fruit) and Hylocereus polyrhizus (red dragon fruit). Total phenolic content (TPC) assay demonstrated that peels of both Hylocereus species contained higher phenolic content than the pulps. The phenolic content in peels of H. undatus was higher than H. polyrhizus, but the phenolic content in pulps of H. undatus was much lower than H. polyrhizus. 2, 2, diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay showed that radical scavenging activities of peels for both species were higher than the pulps. For ferrous ion chelating (FIC) assay, peels and pulps of both Hylocereus species showed moderate metal ion chelating effect as compared to EDTA. Overall, the results suggested that the TPC showed good relationship with the primary antioxidant activities for general comparison between the peels and the pulps. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7873/1/J6752_592a3e766aea64826e5042db2b9ed291.pdf R., Nurliyana and I., Syed Zahir and K., Mustapha Suleiman and M. R., Aisyah and K., Kamarul Rahim (2010) Antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study. International Food Research Journal, 17. pp. 367-375. ISSN 2231-7546
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R., Nurliyana
I., Syed Zahir
K., Mustapha Suleiman
M. R., Aisyah
K., Kamarul Rahim
Antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study
title Antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study
title_full Antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study
title_fullStr Antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study
title_full_unstemmed Antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study
title_short Antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study
title_sort antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study
topic T Technology (General)
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