Antioxidant compounds and antioxidant capacity of Peruvian camu camu (Myrciaria dubia (H.B.K.) McVaugh) fruit at different maturity stages

Rosana Chirinos, Jorge Galarza, Indira Betalleluz-Pallardel, Romina Pedreschi, David Campos

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Abstract

The antioxidant capacities of ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds present in camu camu fruit were screened during ripening. Ascorbic acid decreased, and anthocyanin, flavonol and flavanol contents, and DPPH antioxidant capacity increased during ripening. Antioxidant compounds from camu camu were fractionated in two fractions: an ascorbic acid-rich fraction (F-I) and a phenolics-rich fraction (F-II). F-I was the major contributor to the DPPH antioxidant capacity (67.5-79.3%) and F-II played a minor role (20.7-32.5%). A total of 30 different phenolic compounds were detected by HPLC-PAD. The presence of catechin, delphinidin 3-glucoside, cyanidin 3-glucoside, ellagic acid and rutin was elucidated. Other phenolic compounds, such as flavan-3-ol, flavonol, flavanone and ellagic acid derivatives, were also present. For the three ripening stages the flavan-3-ols and ellagic acid group were the most representative phenolic compounds in this fruit. Acid hydrolysis of F-II revealed the presence mainly of gallic and ellagic acids, suggesting that camu camu fruit possesses important quantities of hydrolysed tannins (gallo- and/or ellagitannins). These results confirm that camu camu fruit is a promising source of antioxidant phenolics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1019-1024
Number of pages6
JournalFood Chemistry
Volume120
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jun 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antioxidant capacity
  • Ascorbic acid
  • Camu camu
  • HPLC-PAD
  • Maturity stages
  • Myrciaria dubia
  • Phenolic compounds

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