Chlorophylls and carotenoids are natural pigments that are present in our daily diet,
especially with the increasing tendency towards more natural and healthy behaviors among …

Antioxidant capacity is related with compounds capable of protecting a biological system
against the potentially harmful effect of processes or reactions involving reactive oxygen and …

Twenty-four exotic Colombian fruits were evaluated for antioxidant activity and total soluble
phenolics (TP)(edible part, seed and peel) and ascorbic acid content (edible part). The …

The measurement of antioxidant capacity in fruits differs from that of other biological samples
due to their low pH and very low lipophilic antioxidant capacity. In this report, we present a …

Seventeen fruits from Ecuador were analysed for total soluble phenolic compounds content
and for antioxidant capacity, using three different methods (DPPH, FRAP and ABTS+). For …

The main objective of this review was to describe the physicochemical and nutritional
characteristics of twenty selected exotic fruits and the influence of their physiologically active …

Dietary inhibitors of fats and carbohydrates degrading enzymes can reduce obesity and type
2 diabetes. In this study, we screened crude extracts from 30 commonly consumed fruits to …

Herbs used for medical purposes are required to meet high pharmacopoeial quality
standards, whereas spices used as additives to dishes and food products do not have to …

Ethylene-treated kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) cultivar 'Hayward'was compared with the air-
treated one. The correlation coefficients between total polyphenols and the antioxidant …

The aim of the current study was to thoroughly investigate the structural changes of
anthocyanins at pH 3.5 in purified fractions from black carrot, elderberry and strawberry …