Physical-chemical characterization, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant activity of pulp and peel of the Jamelão 1

• Published in: Revista Ceres Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 173 - 179
• Main Authors: Neves-Brito, Bruna Stephanny, Araújo, Lucas Francelino, Teles, Alan Rodrigo Santos, Moreira, Jane de Jesus, Nunes, Tatiana Pacheco, Pagani, Alessandra Almeida Castro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vicosa Universidade Federal de Viçosa-UFV, Revista Ceres 01-03-2022
• Subjects: Acids; Anthocyanins; Antioxidants; Bioactive compounds; Biochemistry; Biological activity; Carotenoids; Chemical compounds; Chlorophyll; Cosmetics; Environmental impact; Exploitation; Flavonoids; Food industry; Fruits; Functional foods & nutraceuticals; Moisture content; Pharmaceuticals; Phenolic compounds; Phenols; Polyethylene; Pulp; Raw materials; Seeds; Brazil
• ISSN: 0034-737X; 2177-3491
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-737X202269020007

[...]total phenolic compounds, total flavonoids, total monomeric anthocyanins, and total antioxidant activity of the fresh peel were found to be ten times higher than those of the pulp. [...]the peel, a by-product of jameläo, has great potential to be used in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. [...]there are still hundreds of potentially lucrative fruits that are not regularly studied and quite unknown. [...]getting to know them opens new perspectives for the creation of products and technologies for an expanding market (Santos et al., 2020a). [...]to make such products, the food industry uses the pulp and discards the peel, nevertheless, the latter is also rich in phenolic and antioxidant compounds (Brito et al., 2017; Frauches, 2017; Neves-Brito et al., 2021). [...]our objective is to promote the exploitation of these abundant and cheap materials among the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries in the development of new nutraceuticals, flours, flavoring extracts, antioxidants, and dyes for incorporation in new products, providing positive economic and environmental impacts (Silva et al., 2020). [...]the purpose of the work was to characterize the pulp and peel of the jameläo, both physically and chemically, as well as regarding bioactive compounds and the production of antioxidant extracts from these raw materials, comparing them and evaluating which one has a greater potential for application by industries.