An in vitro analysis of the total phenolic content, antioxidant power, physical, physicochemical, and chemical composition of Terminalia Catappa Linn fruits Composição física, físico-química, química, análise do teor de fenólicos totais e poder antioxidante in vitro de frutos de Castanhola (Terminalia Catappa Linn)

This study assessed the antioxidant, total phenolic, and physicochemical properties of in vitro Terminalia Catappa Linn (locally called castanhola) using the DPPH assay. The castanhola fruits had an average weight of 19.60 ± 0.00 g, combining shell, pulp, and seed weight, and a soluble solids conten...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Rodrigues Marques, Diego Damasceno Paz, Lívia Patrícia Rodrigues Batista, Celma de Oliveira Barbosa, Marcos Antônio Mota Araújo, Regilda Saraiva dos Reis Moreira-Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2012-03-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612012000100031