The present research work
describes the major changes in the antioxi
dant properties
during
development of acerola from five
different clones. Ripening improve
d fruit physicochemical quality parameters; however, total vitamin C an
d total soluble phenols (TSP) contents
decline
d during
development, which resulte
d in a lower total antioxi
dant activity (TAA). Despite the
decline in TSP, at ripening, the anthocyanin an
d yellow flavonoi
d content increase
d an
d was mainly constitute
d of cyani
din 3-rhamnosi
de an
d quercetin 3-rhamnosi
de, respectively. The activities of oxygen-scavenging enzymes also
decrease
d with ripening; furthermore, the re
duction in vitamin C was inversely correlate
d to membrane lipi
d peroxi
dation, in
dicating that acerola ripening is characterize
d by a progressive oxi
dative stress. Among the stu
die
d clones, II47/1, BRS 237, an
d BRS 236 presente
d outstan
ding results for vitamin C, phenols, an
d antioxi
dant enzyme activity. If antioxi
dants were to be use
d in the foo
d supplement in
dustry, immature green woul
d be the most suitable harvest stage; for the consumer鈥檚 market, fruit shoul
d be eaten ripe.
Keywords:
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d="authors" href="http://pubs.acs.org/action/doSearch?action=search&searchText=antioxidant&qsSearchArea=searchText">antioxidant;
d="authors" href="http://pubs.acs.org/action/doSearch?action=search&searchText=vitamin+C&qsSearchArea=searchText">vitamin C;
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