title: Antioxidant activity and polyphenol content in cultivated and wild edible fruits grown in Panama.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present research was undertaken to determine the antioxidant activity and total polyphenol content of cultivated and wild edible fruits consumed in Panama.
  
  
  METHODS
  39 cultivated and wild edible fruits antioxidant activity and total polyphenol content was assessed by using the DPPH and the Folin-Ciocalteu assays, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The antioxidant composition of the fruits varied between 1083.33 and 16.22 mg TEAC/100 g fresh weight. On the other hand, the total phenolic content of the 39 fruits tested ranged from 604.80 to 35.10 mg GAE/100 g FW. Ziziphus mauritania presented the highest antioxidant activity and the largest phenolic content, whereas most fruits had a moderate TEAC value.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fruits polyphenol content was strongly correlated with antioxidant properties, which pointed out the important role of these compounds in the prevention of many types of cancer, neurological ailments, and cardiovascular diseases through diverse antioxidant mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural, Exact Sciences and Technology, University of Panama, Panama.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Murillo
authors.forename: Gabrielle B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Britton
authors.forename: Armando A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Durant