Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 116, Issue 1, Pages 202-207Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.02.033
Keywords
Fruits waste; Vegetable by-products; Antioxidant activity; Polyphenols; HPLC-DAD; FRAP; DPPH; Folin-Ciocalteu
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In this study, fruit and vegetable by-product and waste sources in Ireland were tested for their antioxidant activity and polyphenol content. The highest levels of antioxidants measured by both ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays, were detected in whole kiwifruit. Of the vegetable by-products, broccoli stems showed the best antioxidant potential. The level of polyphenois as assessed by the Folin-Ciocalteu Reagent (FCR) was significantly correlated with the level of polyphenols by HPLC-DAD (r = 0.93). The level of polyphenols assessed by HPLC-DAD was not significantly correlated with the antioxidant assays. Apple pomace and vegetable by-products were found to be good sources of both polyphenols and antioxidants and due to their abundance may be exploitable resources to use as food ingredients. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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