Fruits with High Antioxidant Activity as Functional Foods

2006 ◽  
pp. 393-436
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
High Antioxidant Activity

scholarly journals Polyphenols and antioxidant activity in pseudocereals and their products

10.5219/1341 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 365-370
Author(s):  
Soňa Škrovánková ◽  
Dagmar Válková ◽  
Jiří­ Mlček
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
The Body ◽  
Gluten Free ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
High Positive Correlation ◽  
Spectrophotometric Methods ◽  
Total Antioxidant ◽  
High Antioxidant Activity

Pseudocereals are important as gluten-free crops that could be utilized as functional foods. They contain proteins with high biological value and also bioactive compounds such as phenolic compounds, flavonoids, vitamins, and minerals that can possess positive health effects on the body. Three types of pseudocereals (amaranth, buckwheat, and quinoa) were evaluated for polyphenols and antioxidant activity. Spectrophotometric methods were used for the determination of free phenols amount with Folin-Ciocalteu reagent, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) with DPPH and ABTS reagents. Free phenols, the predominant part of polyphenols, were in pseudocereals in the range from 12.4 to 678.1 mg GAE.100g-1. The highest content of FP was found in buckwheat products (146.8 ”“ 678.1 mg GAE.100g-1); quinoa and amaranth products reached much lower values (up to 226.1 mg GAE.100g-1). Antioxidant activity was in an agreement with the FP amounts order, the highest TAC values were again for buckwheat products (167.3 ”“ 473.9 and 876.9 ”“ 3524.8 mg TE.100g-1), followed by quinoa (78.2 ”“ 100.6 and 738.9 ”“ 984.5 mg TE.100g-1) and amaranth ones (25.0 ”“ 69.7 and 118.2 ”“ 431.4 mg TE.100g-1). A high positive correlation between FP amount and TAC values was evaluated for analyzed pseudocereals. The highest content of free phenols and the best antioxidant potential showed buckwheat wholemeal flour, so buckwheat could be characterized as a great source of free phenols with high antioxidant activity.

scholarly journals Effect of Encapsulated Beet Extracts (Beta vulgaris) Added to Yogurt on the Physicochemical Characteristics and Antioxidant Activity

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (16) ◽  
pp. 4768
Author(s):  
Martha A. Flores-Mancha ◽  
Martha G. Ruíz-Gutiérrez ◽  
Rogelio Sánchez-Vega ◽  
Eduardo Santellano-Estrada ◽  
América Chávez-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Beta Vulgaris ◽  
Total Protein ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Total Protein Concentration ◽  
Total Polyphenols ◽  
High Antioxidant Activity

Beet has been used as an ingredient for functional foods due to its high antioxidant activity, thanks to the betalains it contains. The effects of the addition of beet extract (liquid and lyophilized) on the physicochemical characteristics, color, antioxidant activity (AA), total betalains (TB), total polyphenols (TP), and total protein concentration (TPC) were evaluated on stirred yogurt. The treatments (T1-yogurt natural, T2-yogurt added with beet juice, T3-added extract of beet encapsulated with maltodextrin, and T4-yogurt added with extract of beet encapsulated with inulin) exhibited results with significant differences (p < 0.05). The highest TB content was observed in T2 (209.49 ± 14.91), followed by T3 (18.65 ± 1.01) and later T4 (12.96 ± 0.55). The highest AA was observed on T2 after 14 days (ABTS˙ 0.819 mM TE/100 g and DPPH˙ 0.343 mM TE/100 g), and the lowest was found on T1 at day 14 (ABTS˙ 0.526 mM TE/100 g and DPPH˙ 0.094 mM TE/100 g). A high content of TP was observed (7.13 to 9.79 mg GAE/g). The TPC varied between 11.38 to 12.56 µg/mL. The addition of beet extract significantly increased AA in yogurt, betalains being the main compounds responsible for that bioactivity.

Comparative Study of Eight Strains of Lactic Acid Bacteria In Vitro Antioxidant Activity

2014 ◽  
Vol 1073-1076 ◽  
pp. 183-188
Author(s):  
Yue Qi Wang ◽  
Yan Yan Wu ◽  
Lai Hao Li ◽  
Xi Chang Wang ◽  
Qiu Xing Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Hydroxyl Radical ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Intact Cell ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
High Antioxidant Activity

In order to achieve lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with high antioxidant activity and provide a theoretical reference for the development of natural antioxidants, 8 stains of LAB were studied by hydroxyl radical scavenging experiments, DPPH and hydroxyl radical assays, anti-lipid peroxidation assays and reducing powder evaluation experiments. The results showed that the antioxidant capabilities of the 8 strains of LAB were quite different and the fermentation supernatant had better antioxidant activity than the intact cell and the intracellular extracts. Moreover, Lb,Lr and Lm1strains demonstrated better capacity on antioxidant activity than others, which could be considered as potential antioxidant strains to be applied in functional foods.

scholarly journals Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of pulp, peel and leaves of Feijoa sellowiana: Effect of extraction techniques, solvents and concentration

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Barış Karslı
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Extraction Techniques ◽  
Ultrasound Assisted Extraction ◽  
Assisted Extraction ◽  
High Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Antibacterial And Antioxidant Activity

The present study evaluated the effect of extraction techniques (ultrasound-assisted extraction (U) and shaking water bath extrac-tion (WB)), solvents (etha-nol, acetone and distilled water) and concentration (2.5% and 5%) on total phe-nolic content (TPC), anti-bacterial and antioxidant activities of extracts ob-tained from feijoa leaves, peel and pulp. The antibac-terial activity of feijoa ex-tracts were tested in vitro against 6 pathogens bacteria by the disc diffusion method and the antioxidant activity was evaluated by 2,2 diphe-nyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical assay. The results indicated that leaves and peel extracts exhibited stronger antibac-terial activity than that of pulp. In generally, WB-A5%, WB-W5%, U-A5% and U-W 5% extracted with acetone (A) and water (W) at 5% concentration from feijoa leaves, peel and pulp showed more antibacterial activity against all tested pathogen bacteria. The leaves, peel, and pulp ex-tracts had high antioxidant activity with 85.78-90.82%, 89.86-91.60%, and 81.49-91.31%, respectively. Peel extracts had slightly higher antioxidant activity than leaves and pulp extracts. TPC of leaves, peel, and pulp extracts were in the range of 488.99-554.00, 349.17-517, and 115.64-345.46 mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/100 g of extract. The overall findings suggested that different part of feijoa (especially leaves and peel) could be used as a natural antibacterial and an-tioxidant for functional foods.

UJI IMUNOSTIMULATOR DARI KOMBINASI EKSTRAK ETANOL HERBA BINARA (ARTEMISIA VULGARIS LINN) DAN EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN PUCUK MERAH (SYZYGIUM OLEANA) DENGAN METODE HIPERSENSITIVITAS TIPE LAMBAT PADA TIKUS JANTAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
Romauli Anna Teresia Marbun ◽  
Aminah Syarifuddin ◽  
Montysory Silalahi ◽  
Radika Bella Fista Ginting
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Ethanol Extract ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Artemisia Vulgaris ◽  
Chemical Screening ◽  
Chemical Content ◽  
High Antioxidant Activity ◽  
New Treatments

Diseases mediated by the immune system are difficult problems to treat such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other lethal viruses. Infections that occur in normal people are generally brief and rarely leave permanent damage. Treatment of this disease requires an aggressive and innovative approach to the development of new treatments so that it requires the role of immunomodulators to improve the immune system. A substance that acts as an enhancer or immune enhancer can be obtained by using herbs that are efficacious as immunostimulants. One of the herbs used is herbal binara (Artemisia vulgaris L) which has been studied as a potential immunomodulator with high antioxidant activity. Previous research also stated that red shoots (Syzygium oleana) were studied as potential immunomodulators with high antioxidant activity. Several other species such as Syzygium samarangense have 16 flavonoida compounds which show pharmacological immunological activity. The purpose of this study was to determine the content of secondary metabolites of ethanol extract of herbal binara (Artemisia vulgaris L.) with red shoots (Syzygium oleana) and to determine the best dose of extract from the ethanol extract of herbal binara (Artemisia vulgaris L.) with red shoots (Syzygium oleana) can reduce the volume of swelling of mouse feet. Examination of the chemical content of secondary metabolites from the ethanol extract of herbal binara (Artemisia vulgaris L.) with red shoots (Syzygium oleana) is carried out by chemical screening and characterization of simplicia and extract. The method used is the slow type hypersensitivity method. In this test the independent variable is the secondary metabolite of ethanol extract of herb binara (Artemisia vulgaris L.) with red shoots (Syzygium oleana) with four concentrations (50, 100, 200 and 400 mg / kgBB). The positive control used by Stimuno dose is 32.5 mg / kgBB

Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Aqueous Extracts Obtained from Herb of Tansy (Tanacetum Vulgare L.)

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 1041-1044
Author(s):  
Claudia Anca Mot ◽  
Andreea I. Lupitu ◽  
Simona Bungau ◽  
Ciprian Iovan ◽  
Dana Maria Copolovici ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Food Preservation ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Tanacetum Vulgare ◽  
High Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Natural Additives

The aim of this study was to determine the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of extracts obtained from herb of Tanacetum vulgare L. (tansy) harvested in two different locations from the western part of Romania. Aqueous extracts of tansy presented high antioxidant activity that ranged between 295.77 and 653.65 mg GAE/L, and remarkable percentage of inhibition (31.82-65.05 %). The compounds quantified in the plant extracts that were determined by UHPLC are: ascorbic acid, riboflavin, pyrocatechol, rutin, quercetin, and kaempferol. Extracts obtained from tansy flowers showed higher content of phenols compared to that obtained from leaves. Similarly, the flower extracts present a high antioxidant activity that could suggest their use as natural additives in food preservation and also in pharmaceutical industry and veterinary medicine.

scholarly journals Impact of Harvest Conditions and Host Tree Species on Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Extracts from Viscum album L.

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3741
Author(s):  
Wioleta Pietrzak ◽  
Renata Nowak
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Biological Activity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Plant Material ◽  
Plant Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Host Tree ◽  
Host Tree Species ◽  
High Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Mistletoe Extracts

The content of plant secondary metabolites is not stable, and factors such as the region/location effect and seasonal variations have an impact on their chemical composition, especially in parasitic plants. Research in this area is an important step in the development of quality parameter standards of medicinal plants and their finished products. The effects of the time and place of harvest and the host tree species on the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of mistletoe extracts were investigated. Statistical tools were used to evaluate the results of the spectrophotometric and LC-ESI-MS/MS studies of the phenolic composition and antioxidant activity. The investigations indicate that the qualitative and quantitative composition, influencing the biological activity of mistletoe extracts, largely depends on the origin of the plant. The mistletoe extracts exhibited a rich phenol profile and high antioxidant activity. The chemometric analysis indicated that mistletoe collected from conifers (Viscum abietis and Viscum austriacum) had the most advantageous chemical composition and antioxidant activity. Moreover, the chemical profile and biological activity of the plant material were closely related to the climatic conditions and location of the harvested plant. Higher levels of phenolic compounds and high antioxidant activity were found in extracts obtained from plant material collected in cold weather with the presence of snow and less sunshine (autumn–winter period).

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