Title:Estimation of Concentrations of Phenolic Compounds in Peppers Found in the Brazilian Market by the Folin-Ciocalteu Method
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Author(s):Eliane Maria Ravasi Stefano Simionato, Bruno Garcia Numes de Mello, Inglaesa Carolina Spadotto, Erica Regina Daiuto, Rogerio Lopes Vieites and Robert E. Smith
Affiliation:Park University, 8700 River Park Drive, Parkville, MO 64152 USA.
Keywords:Biquinho, Capsicum, malagueta, phenolics, peppers.
Abstract:There is much diversity in the peppers in the genus Capsicum. They are considered to be
good sources of vitamins C and E, as well as phenolic compounds. The present study evaluated the
concentrations of total phenolics in 19 different cultivars from five species of peppers. The highest
concentration was in the malaguetas (C. frutescens) with 2.54 mg gallic acid equivalents per 100g
(mg GAE 100 g-1), followed by the biquinho (C. chinense) with 1.74 GAE 100 g-1 and the bhut jolokia
(C. chinense) with 1.24 mg GAE 100 g-1. The lowest concentration was found in Americana
(C. annuum) and cambuci verdi (C. chinense), each of which had 0.10 mg GAE 100 g-1.
