Abstract
Lyophilized Brazilian and Floridian acai samples were analyzed for their oxygen radical absorbance capacities (ORAC values) and concentrations of the two anthocyanins that are known to exist in acai. The ORAC values were statistically the same: 750±120 and 730±130 Trolox equivalents per g (TE/g) for Floridian and Brazilian acai, respectively. However, Brazilian acai had more cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (Cy-glu) and cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside (4.0 and 2.4 mg/g, respectively) than Floridian acai (0.8 and 0.5 mg/g, respectively). Thus, the two known anthocyanins account for a statistically insignificant amount of the ORAC values for these samples.
Keywords: Acai, ORAC, cyanidin-3-glucoside, cyanidin-3-rutinoside, pulp, jucies, anthocyanins, cy-glu, cy-rut, fluorescein
The Natural Products Journal
Title:ORAC Values and Anthocyanin Content of Brazilian and Floridian Acai (Euterpe oleraceae Mart.)
Volume: 2 Issue: 2
Author(s): Cynthia M. Dupureur, Armando U. O. Sabaa-Srur, Kevin Tran, Pushkar S. Shejwalker and Robert E. Smith
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Keywords: Acai, ORAC, cyanidin-3-glucoside, cyanidin-3-rutinoside, pulp, jucies, anthocyanins, cy-glu, cy-rut, fluorescein
Abstract: Lyophilized Brazilian and Floridian acai samples were analyzed for their oxygen radical absorbance capacities (ORAC values) and concentrations of the two anthocyanins that are known to exist in acai. The ORAC values were statistically the same: 750±120 and 730±130 Trolox equivalents per g (TE/g) for Floridian and Brazilian acai, respectively. However, Brazilian acai had more cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (Cy-glu) and cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside (4.0 and 2.4 mg/g, respectively) than Floridian acai (0.8 and 0.5 mg/g, respectively). Thus, the two known anthocyanins account for a statistically insignificant amount of the ORAC values for these samples.
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M. Dupureur Cynthia, U. O. Sabaa-Srur Armando, Tran Kevin, S. Shejwalker Pushkar and E. Smith Robert, ORAC Values and Anthocyanin Content of Brazilian and Floridian Acai (Euterpe oleraceae Mart.), The Natural Products Journal 2012; 2 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2210315511202020099
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2210315511202020099 |
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