Antioxidant activity and correlations with bioactive components from commercial products of cupuacu/Atividade antioxidante e correlacoes com componentes bioativos de produtos comerciais de cupuacu

The cupuacu is considered an important Amazonic fruit, which presents acidic pulp, pleasant and characteristic flavor. This quality attributes places the cupuacu in the ranking of exporting fruits. In Brazil, the cupuacu is mostly consumed as frozen pulps. Studies with cupuacu pulp brands correlated...

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Published in:Ciência rural 2010-07, Vol.40 (7), p.1636
Main Authors: Santos, Gerusa Matias, Maia, Geraldo Arraes, Sousa, Paulo Henrique Machado, Figueiredo, Raimundo Wilane, Costa, Jose Maria Correia, Fonseca, Ana Valquiria Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
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Antioxidants (Nutrients)
Carotenoids
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Summary:The cupuacu is considered an important Amazonic fruit, which presents acidic pulp, pleasant and characteristic flavor. This quality attributes places the cupuacu in the ranking of exporting fruits. In Brazil, the cupuacu is mostly consumed as frozen pulps. Studies with cupuacu pulp brands correlated antioxidant activity with the levels of bioactive compounds and showed that antioxidant activity carried out through the ABTS radical presented a positive correlation only with the phenolic compounds and not with carotenoids and vitamin C. However, all the evaluated brands showed significant differences in the levels of vitamin C, carotenoids and trolox total equivalent antioxidant capacity.
ISSN:0103-8478