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Comparisons and correlations of phenolic profiles and anti-oxidant activities of seventeen varieties of pineapple

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Major phenolic, β-carotene, and ascorbic acid (AA) contents in 17 pineapple varieties were quantified and compared. Anti-oxidant activities were evaluated using 2,2-Diphenyl-l-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2’-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS), ferric reducing anti-oxidant power (FRAP), and metal chelating capacity (MCC) assays. MD-2 exhibited the highest AA and total phenolic (TP) contents and DPPH and ABTS assay results, but was lower in β-carotene contents. Ripley had the highest total flavonoid (TF) content with a low AA content. Comte de Pairs exhibited the highest MCC and the lowest FRAP values. TP contents and both DPPH and ABTS activities, FRAP values and both AA contents and DPPH activities, and TF contents and ABTS activities were positively correlated. MD-2 exhibited the greatest diversity of phenolics and highest anti-oxidant activities in all assays. Information included herein can be useful for development of pineapple-based food products containing high levels of health promoting anti-oxidants.

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    Liqing Du, Guangming Sun, Xiumei Zhang & Yuge Liu

  2. School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

    Witoon Prinyawiwatkul, Zhimin Xu & Yixiao Shen

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Du, L., Sun, G., Zhang, X. et al. Comparisons and correlations of phenolic profiles and anti-oxidant activities of seventeen varieties of pineapple. Food Sci Biotechnol 25, 445–451 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-016-0061-3

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