title: Physico-chemical and antioxidant properties of four mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivars in China.
abstract: Four principal mango cultivars (Tainong No.1, Irwin, JinHwang and Keitt) grown in southern China were selected, and their physico-chemical and antioxidant properties were characterized and compared. Of all the four cultivars, Tainong No.1 had highest content of total phenols, ρ-coumaric acid, sinapic acid, quercetin, titratable acidity, citric acid, malic acid, fructose, higher antioxidant activities (DPPH, FRAP) and L(*), lower pH, PPO activity and individual weight. Keitt mangoes showed significantly (p<0.05) higher contents of β-carotene, ρ-hydroxybenzoic acid, sucrose, total sugar, total soluble solid, catechin, succinic acid and higher PPO activity. JinHwang mangoes exhibited significantly (p<0.05) higher individual weight and PPO activity, but had lower content of total phenols, β-carotene and lower antioxidant activity. Principal component analysis (PCA) allowed the four mango cultivars to be differentiated clearly based on all these physico-chemical and antioxidant properties determined in the study.
authors.affiliation: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, No. 17 Qinghua East Road, P.O. Box 100083, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Feng-Xia
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shu-Fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xiu-Fang
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Xiao-Song
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Ji-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D031022:Mangifera / Q000737:chemistry*; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis*; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D019207:beta Carotene