Influence of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) fruit ripening stage on chemical composition and antioxidant activity

Food Research International

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1401-1407

  Oliveira, Ivo ^a   Baptista, Paula ^a   Malheiro, Ricardo ^a   Casal, Susana ^b   Bento, Albino ^a   Pereira, José Alberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Arbutus unedo L. fruits; Fatty acids; Ripening stage; Tocopherols; Total phenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ARBUTUS UNEDO; RIPENING STAGE; TOCOPHEROLS; TOTAL PHENOLS;

BEVERAGES; BIOACTIVITY; EXTRACTION; LINOLEIC ACID; PHENOLS; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; VITAMINS;

FRUITS;

ARBUTUS UNEDO; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 79957608240     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Abdel-Hameed E. Total phenolic contents and free radical scavenging activity of certain Egyptian Ficus species leaf samples. Food Chemistry 2009, 114:1271-1277.
2. Alarcão-E-Silva M., Leitão A.E.B., Azinheira H.G., Leitão M.C.A. The arbutus berry: Studies on its color and chemical characteristics at two mature stages. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2001, 14:27-35.
3. Amaral J.S., Casal S., Oliveira M.B., Seabra R.M. Development and evaluation of a normal phase liquid chromatographic method for the determination of tocopherols and tocotrienols in walnuts. J. Liq. Chromatogr. R. T. 2005, 28:785-795.
4. Ayaz F., Kucukislamoglu M., Reunanen M. Sugar, non-volatile and phenolic acids composition of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L. var. ellipsoidea) fruits. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2000, 13:171-177.
5. Berker K., Güçlü K., Tor I., Apak R. Comparative evaluation of Fe (III) reducing power-based antioxidant capacity assays in the presence of phenanthroline, batho-phenanthroline, tripyridyltriazine (FRAP), and ferricyanide reagents. Talanta 2007, 72:1157-1165.
6. D'Archivio M., Filesi C., Benedetto R., Gargiulo R., Giovannini C., Masella R. Polyphenols, dietary sources and bioavailability. Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2007, 43:348-361.
7. Heinrich (co-ordinater of the Local Food-Nutraceuticals Consortium), M., 2005. Understanding local Mediterranean diets: A multidisciplinary pharmacological and ethnobotanical approach. Pharmacol. Res. 52, 353-366.
8. Helbig D., Böhm V., Wagner A., Schubert R., Jahreis G. Berry seed press residues and their valuable ingredients with special regard to black currant seed press residues. Food Chemistry 2008, 111:1043-1049.
9. ISO 5508 Animal and vegetable fats and oils. Analysis by gas chromatography of methyl esters of fatty acids 1990.
10. ISO 5509 Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Preparation of methyl esters of fatty acids 2000.
11. ISO 9936 Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of tocopherol and tocotrienol contents by high-performance liquid chromatography 2006.
12. Mariotto S., Esposito E., Di Paola R., Ciampa A., Mazzone E., Carcereri de Prati A., Darra E., Vincenzo S., Cucinotta G., Caminiti R., Suzuki H., Cuzzocrea S. Protective effect of Arbutus unedo aqueous extract in carrageenan-induced long inflammation in mice. Pharmacological Research 2008, 57:110-124.
13. Oyaizu M. Studies on products of browning reactions: Antioxidative activities of products of browning reaction prepared from glucosamine. Jpn J Nutr. 1986, 44:307-315.
14. Özcan M., Haciseferoǧullari H. The strawberry (Arbutus unedo L.) fruits: Chemical composition, physical properties and mineral contents. J. Food Eng 2007, 78:1022-1028.
15. Pallauf K., Rivas-Gonzalo J.C., Castillo M.D., Cano M.P., Pascual-Teresa S. Characterization of the antioxidant composition of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) fruits. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2008, 21:273-281.
16. Pantelidis G., Vasilakakis M., Manganaris G., Diamantidis Gr Antioxidant capacity, phenol, anthocyanin and ascorbic acid contents in raspberries, blackberries, red currants, gooseberries and Cornelian cherries. Food Chemistry 2007, 102:777-783.
17. Pawlowska A.M., De Leo M., Braca A. Phenolics of Arbutus unedo L. (Ericaceae) fruits: Identification of anthocyanins and gallic acid derivatives. J. Agric. Food Chemistry 2006, 54:10234-10238.
18. Pedro J. Carta da distribuição de figueira e medronheiro - Notícia Explicativa. Ministério do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais, Direcção Geral do Ambiente. Lisboa 1994.
19. Piljac-Žegarac J., Šamec D. Antioxidant stability of small fruits in postharvest storage at room and refrigerator temperatures. Food Research International 2011, 44:345-350.
20. Prasad K., Yang B., Yang S., Chen Y., Zhao M., Ashraf M., Jiang W. Identification of phenolic compounds and appraisal of antioxidant and antityrosinase activities from litchi (Litchi sinensis Sonn.) seeds. Food Chemistry 2009, 116:1-7.
21. Sasaki Y., Kawaguchi S., Kamaya A., Ohshita M., Kabasawa K., Iwamaa K., Taniguchi K., Tsuda S. The comet assay with 8 mouse organs: Results with 39 currently used food additives. Mutation Research 2002, 519:103-119.
22. Schinella G., Mosca S., Cienfuegos-Jovellanos E., Pasamar M., Muguerza B., Ramón D., Ríos J. Antioxidant properties of polyphenol-rich cocoa products industrially processed. Food Research International 2010, 43:1614-1623.
23. Simonetti M., Damiani F., Gabrielli L., Cossignani L., Blasi F., Marini F., Montesano D., Maurizi A., Ventura F., Bosi A., Damiani P. Characterization of triacylglycerols in Arbutus unedo L. seeds. Italian Journal of Food Science 2008, 20:49-56.
24. Singleton V.L., Rossi J.A. Colorimetric of total phenolics with phosphomolybdic-phosphotungstic acid reagents. Am. J. Enol. Viticult. 1965, 16:144-158.
25. Sousa A., Ferreira I., Calhela R., Andrade P., Valentão P., Seabra R., Estevinho L., Bento A., Pereira J. Phenolics and antimicrobial activity of traditional stoned table olives "alcaparra". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2006, 14:8533-8538.
26. Valko M., Leibfritz D., Moncol J., Cronin M., Mazur M., Telser J. Free radicals and antioxidants in normal physiological functions and human disease. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 2007, 39:44-84.
27. Vanzani P., Rossetto M., De Marco V., Rigo A., Scarpa M. Efficiency and capacity of antioxidant rich foods in trapping peroxyl radicals: A full evaluation of radical scavenging activity. Food Research International 2011, 44:269-275.
28. Wootton-Beard P., Moran A., Ryan L. Stability of the total antioxidant capacity and total polyphenol content of 23 commercially available vegetable juices before and after in vitro digestion measured by FRAP, DPPH, ABTS and Folin-Ciocalteu methods. Food Research International 2011, 44:217-224.
29. Zheng W., Wang S.Y. Antioxidant activity and phenolic compounds in selected herbs. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2001, 49:5165-5170.
30. Ziyyat A., Boussairi E. Cardiovascular effects of Arbutus unedo L. in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Phytotherapy Research 1998, 12:110-113.