Evaluation of different methodologies for the determination of phenolic compounds in tropical fruits

Abstract Phenolic compounds are natural antioxidants and can be found with abundance in fruits and vegetables. One of the first methods created for analyzing phenolic compounds was the Folin-Denis method; and hereafter, the Folin Ciocalteu method was developed and recently, one of the most recent method is the Fast Blue. Due to the importance of these compounds in food, this work aimed to determine the total phenolic compounds in three fruits, such as: Passion Fruit, “Palmer” mango and “Pera” orange. In addition, these fruits were analyzed through three different determination methods. Furthermore, the content of vitamin C, soluble solids, titratable acidity and pH of these fruits were evaluated. Based on the results, it was verified that there was no difference among the values ​​of vitamin C, soluble solids and TA in relation to those ​​found in the literature. When comparing the three methods (Fast Blue BB, Folin-Ciocalteu Reagent and Folin-Denis Reagent), the results showed a difference in the phenolic compounds that may be related to the distinct reagents used in each method and its different action.

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Main Authors: Guimarães,Karina Carvalho, Salgado,Derlyene Lucas, Carvalho,Elisângela Elena Nunes
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos - ITAL 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-67232020000100418
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