Determination of some physicochemical characteristics, bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of tropical fruits from Yucatan, Mexico.
The aim to the study was to determine the physicochemical composition, bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of fruits from Yucatan, Mexico such as star apple, cashew, mombin, mamey sapote, white sapote, sugar apple, sapodilla, dragon fruit, nance, ilama, custard apple, mamoncillo and black sapote. The physicochemical characteristics were different between fruits and were good sources of bioactive compounds. The edible part with the highest values of antioxidant activity were mamoncillo, star apple, mombin, cashew, white sapote, ilama, custard apple, sugar apple, and nance. Total soluble phenols content showed a correlation with antioxidant activity by ABTS (R=0.52, P⩽0.05) and DPPH (R=0.43, P⩽0.05). A high correlation was obtained between the two assays (ABTS and DPPH) used to measure antioxidant activity in the tropical fruit species under study (R=0.82, P⩽0.05). The results show promising perspectives for the exploitation and use of tropical fruits studied with significant levels of nutrients and antioxidant activity.
Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Calkiní, Av. Ah-Canul, C.P. 24900, Calkiní, Campeche, Mexico. Electronic address: vmoo@itescam.edu.mx.
Víctor M
VM
Moo-Huchin
Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Calkiní, Av. Ah-Canul, C.P. 24900, Calkiní, Campeche, Mexico.
Iván
I
Estrada-Mota
Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Calkiní, Av. Ah-Canul, C.P. 24900, Calkiní, Campeche, Mexico.
Raciel
R
Estrada-León
Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, km 5 Mérida-Progreso, C.P. 97118 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Luis
L
Cuevas-Glory
Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, km 5 Mérida-Progreso, C.P. 97118 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Elizabeth
E
Ortiz-Vázquez
Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, km 5 Mérida-Progreso, C.P. 97118 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
María de Lourdes
Mde L
Vargas y Vargas
Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Periférico Norte Km 33.5, Tablaje Catastral 13615, Colonia Chuburná de Hidalgo Inn, C.P. 97203 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
David
D
Betancur-Ancona
Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, km 5 Mérida-Progreso, C.P. 97118 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Enrique
E
Sauri-Duch
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D008800:Mexico; D009753:Nutritive Value; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D014329:Tropical Climate
D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts
ABTS and DPPH methods; Antioxidant activity; Bioactive compounds; Tropical fruits