Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) has been known as an antioxidant for most people. However, its
physiological role is much larger and encompasses very different processes ranging from …

The term “superfruit” has gained increasing usage and attention recently with the marketing
strategy to promote the extraordinary health benefits of some exotic fruits, which may not …

Twenty-four exotic Colombian fruits were evaluated for antioxidant activity and total soluble
phenolics (TP)(edible part, seed and peel) and ascorbic acid content (edible part). The …

Historically, meat and poultry processors in the US have relied on the use of synthetic
antioxidants like butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, tert …

The main objective of this review was to describe the physicochemical and nutritional
characteristics of twenty selected exotic fruits and the influence of their physiologically active …

Wild fruits are exotic or underutilized. Wild fruits contain many bioactive compounds, such as
anthocyanins and flavonoids. Many studies have shown that wild fruits possess various …

In recent years, increasing knowledge of the positive health effects of food polyphenols has
prompted the need to develop new separation techniques for their extraction, fractionation …

The aim of this work was to determine the chemical, technological and in vitro antioxidant
properties of cocoa co-products such as cocoa pod husks, cocoa bean shell and cocoa …

Although Brazil is the third largest fruit producer in the world, several specimens consumed
are not well studied from the chemical viewpoint, especially for quantitative analysis. For this …

The chemical composition and antioxidant capacity of five seeds, chia, golden flax, brown
flax, white perilla, and brown perilla, were determined. The chemical properties analyzed …