Antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content of Malaysian underutilized fruits

• Main Authors: Emmy Hainida Khairul Ikram, Khoo Hock Eng, Abbe Maleyki Mhd Jalil, Amin Ismail, Salma Idris, Azrina Azlan, Halimatul Saadiah Mohd Nazri, Norzatol Akmar Mat Diton, Ruzaidi Azli Mohd Mokhtar
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2009
• Subjects: TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29128/2/Antioxidant%20capacity%20and%20total%20phenolic%20content%20of%20Malaysian%20underutilized%20fruits_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29128/3/Antioxidant%20capacity%20and%20total%20phenolic%20content%20of%20Malaysian%20underutilized%20fruits.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29128/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157509000933?casa_token=PQMUPJzWlSYAAAAA:77Gh9R57t2m4eBn29RtiaC72ObeYCwgq7o1ZOEZf_mxofGwbWvhOSioHUp7lqpHBZUahkDXW45A; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2009.04.001
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant capacity (AC) and total phenolic content (TPC) of selected Malaysian underutilized fruits. The 58 underutilized fruits of 32 different species from 21 genera were analyzed for AC and TPC. AC was measured using b-carotene bleaching, ferric red...