Antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content and phenolic compounds of pulp and bagasse of four Peruvian berries

Revaluing agri-food waste to offer consumers bioactive compounds for a healthy diet is an important issue. In the present work, the antioxidant capacity (AC), total phenolic content (TPC) and phenolic compounds of pulp and bagasse of four Peruvian berries with UHPLC-DAD was determined. Elderberry (Sambucus peruviana Kunth) bagasse had a greater amount of TPC (4.87 +/- 0.02 mg GAE/100 gfw) and AC (7.66 +/- 0.04 and 7.51 +/- 0.24 mu mol TE/gfw in DPPH and ABTS, respectively) than the bagasse of the other berries, with a strong positive correlation between TPC and AC. Blueberry (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth) bagasse contains the highest amount of gallic acid (103.26 +/- 1.59 mu g/gfw), chlorogenic acid (1276.55 +/- 1.86 mu g/gfw), caffeic acid (144.46 +/- 1.78 mu g/gfw), epicatechin (1113.88 +/- 1.82 mu g/gfw) and p-coumaric acid (77.82 +/- 1.92 mu g/gfw). Elderberry (Sambucus peruviana Kunth) bagasse contains the highest amount of catechin (153.32 +/- 0.79 mu g/gfw). No significant differences were found in the content of chlorogenic acid and epicatechin of blackberry (Rubus roseus Poir). It was shown that the wastes of the four Amazonian berries have higher values of bioactive properties than their pulp, being the elderberry bagasse the one with the best properties.

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This study determined the antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content, and phenolic compounds of pulp and bagasse of four Peruvian berries, showing that the wastes of these berries have higher bioactive properties than their pulp, with elderberry bagasse having the best properties.