1. Xoconostle fruit (Opuntia matudae Scheinvar cv. Rosa) by-products as potential functional ingredients.
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Morales, Patricia, Barros, Lillian, Ramírez-Moreno, Esther, Santos-Buelga, Celestino, and Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
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OPUNTIA , *ANTIOXIDANTS , *CULTIVARS , *VITAMIN E , *POLYPHENOLS - Abstract
There is a lack of information on the potential use of xoconostle cultivars as sources of antioxidants for food, pharmaceutical and colorant industries. The aim of this study was to provide a phytochemical characterisation and antioxidant activity evaluation of Opuntia matudae Scheinvar cv. Rosa by-products (epicarp and endocarp mucilage’s), in order to evaluate their interest as sources of functional ingredients for human or animal foods. These by-products showed a high content in glucose, citric and linoleic acids, tocopherols, and isorhamnetin- O -(di-deoxyhexosyl-hexoside) (mainly in epicarp), and presented relevant antioxidant properties. The obtained results support the use of O. matudae Scheinvar cv. Rosa agro-industrial by-products as functional food ingredients, namely for antioxidant-enriched formulations, instead of being discarded. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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