Electrochemical methods as a tool for determining the antioxidant capacity of food and beverages: A review

J Hoyos-Arbeláez, M Vázquez, J Contreras-Calderón - Food chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
The growing interest in functional foods had led to the use of analytical techniques to
quantify some properties, among which is the antioxidant capacity (AC). In order to identify …

Polyphenols as antioxidant/pro-oxidant compounds and donors of reducing species: relationship with human antioxidant metabolism

CMC Andrés, JM Pérez de la Lastra, CA Juan, FJ Plou… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this review, we have focused mainly on the study of their antioxidant and pro-oxidant
capacity, and the analysis of the oxidation of the catechol group to o-quinone. The redox …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of fresh exotic fruits from northeastern Brazil

MMB Almeida, PHM de Sousa, ÂMC Arriaga… - Food Research …, 2011 - Elsevier
Foods rich in antioxidants play an essential role in the prevention of diseases. The present
study compared contents of phenolics, vitamin C, anthocyanin and antioxidant activity of 11 …

Total phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacities of major fruits from Ecuador

C Vasco, J Ruales, A Kamal-Eldin - Food chemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
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 …

Microencapsulation by spray drying of bioactive compounds from cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica)

C Saénz, S Tapia, J Chávez, P Robert - Food chemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
Bioactive compounds of pulp (CP) and ethanolic (CE) extracts of the cactus pear (Opuntia
ficus-indica) were encapsulated with maltodextrin (MD) or inulin (I). A 22 statistical factorial …

Antioxidant compounds, antioxidant activity and phenolic content in peel from three tropical fruits from Yucatan, Mexico

VM Moo-Huchin, MI Moo-Huchin, RJ Estrada-León… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine the antioxidant compounds, antioxidant activity and
content of individual phenolic compounds of freeze-dried peel from three tropical fruits …

Determination of some physicochemical characteristics, bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of tropical fruits from Yucatan, Mexico

VM Moo-Huchin, I Estrada-Mota, R Estrada-León… - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

The impact of organic farming on quality of tomatoes is associated to increased oxidative stress during fruit development

AB Oliveira, CFH Moura, E Gomes-Filho, CA Marco… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
This study was conducted with the objective of testing the hypothesis that tomato fruits from
organic farming accumulate more nutritional compounds, such as phenolics and vitamin C …

Solid coffee waste as alternative to produce carotenoids with antioxidant and antimicrobial activities

MD Moreira, MM Melo, JM Coimbra, KC Dos Reis… - Waste management, 2018 - Elsevier
Special coffee production involves particular sensorial characteristics of the beverage as
well as the production system of coffee beans, in particular environmental issues like water …

The Effect of Edible Chitosan Coatings Incorporated with Thymus capitatus Essential Oil on the Shelf-Life of Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) during Cold Storage

K Martínez, M Ortiz, A Albis… - Biomolecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The strawberry is a fruit appreciated in the food industry for its high content of bioactive
compounds. However, it is considered a highly perishable fruit, generally attacked by pests …