Table 1.
Reported bioactives/phytochemicals, dietary fibre, and antioxidant activity in selected dried fruits.
| Phenolics | Carotenoids (μg/100 g) |
Phytoestrogens (μg/100 g) |
Dietary Fibre (g/100 g) |
Antioxidant Activity (μmol of TE/100 g) a |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Flavan-3-ols Flavonols Phenolic acids Chalcones/dihydrochalcones |
Lutein + zeaxanthin (18) | - | 8.7 | 6681 |
| Apricots | Flavan-3-ols Flavonols Flavones Phenolic acids Chalcones/dihydrochalcones |
β-Carotene (2163) | Isoflavones (39.8) Lignans (401) Coumestan (4.2) |
7.3 | 3234 |
| Cranberries | Anthocyanins Flavan-3-ols Flavonols Phenolic acids Proanthocyanidins |
β-Carotene (27) Lutein + zeaxanthin (138) |
- | 5.3 | - |
| Dates | Anthocyanins Flavonols Phenolic acids Proanthocyanidins |
β-Carotene (6) Lutein + zeaxanthin (75) |
Isoflavones (5.1) Lignans (324) Coumestan (0.8) |
8.0 | 2387–3895 b |
| Figs | Anthocyanins Flavan-3-ols Flavonols Flavones Phenolic acids Proanthocyanidins |
β-Carotene (6) Lutein + zeaxanthin (32) |
- | 9.8 | 3383 |
| Peaches | Anthocyanins Flavan-3-ols Flavonols Phenolic acids |
α-Carotene (3) β-Carotene (1074) β-Cryptoxanthin (444) Lutein + zeaxanthin (559) |
- | 8.2 | 4222 |
| Pears | Flavan-3-ols Phenolic acids Chalcones/dihydrochalcones |
β-Carotene (2) Lutein + zeaxanthin (50) |
- | 7.5 | 9496 |
| Prunes | Flavan-3-ols Flavonols Phenolic acids |
α-Carotene (57) β-Carotene (394) β-Cryptoxanthin (93) Lutein + zeaxanthin (148) |
Isoflavones (4.2) Lignans (178) Coumestan (1.8) |
7.1 | 8578 |
| Raisins | Anthocyanins Flavan-3-ols Flavonols Flavones Phenolic acids Stilbenes |
- | Isoflavones (8.1) Lignans (22) Coumestan (0.2) |
3.7 | 3037–10,450 c |
| References | [1,9] | [10] | [11] | [10] | [14] |
a Based on oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). b Between Deglet noor and Medjool cultivars. c Among white, seedless, and Golden seedless raisins.