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. 2020 Mar 18;2020:4051475. doi: 10.1155/2020/4051475

Table 4.

Nutraceutical potentials of Indonesian exotic fruit seeds.

Bioactive compound Mango Sweet orange Papaya Snake fruit Durian Jackfruit Rambutan Avocado Efficacy and health benefit Ref.
Phenolic compounds
Polyphenols (mg GAE/100 g dry seeds) 754 ± 24.0 212 ± 8.4 1945.48 ± 45.55 nd 367 ± 26.0 243 ± 27.0 305.0 839 ± 27.0 Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antithrombogenic, and anticarcinogenic actions [7881, 86]
Flavonoids (mg CE/100 g dry seeds) 870-950 8000 117.48 ± 15.54 nd nd 2.03 ± 0.06 1330 47.97 ± 2.6 Boost immunity, antiallergy, anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet, antitumor, antivirus, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, diuretic, and vasoprotection [7981, 8689]
Tannins (mg/100 g seed) 210-360 0 nd nd nd 0.06-0.229 0.15 nd Accelerate the healing of wounds and anti-inflammation (swollen boils, hemorrhoids, frostbite, and burns) [86, 87, 89, 90]

Phenolic acids
Quercetin (mg/100 g seed) nd nd 11 ± 1.00 0.13 nd nd nd nd Hypoglycemic activity by increasing insulin production in pancreatic β cells [91, 92]
Caffeic acid (mg/100 g seed) 89.43-326.9 1.1 ± 0.2 19 ± 0.00 nd nd UDL nd 13.69 ± 1.27 Antioxidant and antibacterial activity in vitro and prevention of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases [91, 9395]
Coumaric acid (mg/100 g seed) 39.65 ± 1.98 1.8 ± 0.2 13 ± 2.00 nd nd nd nd nd Antioxidant, cardioprotective, antimelanogenic, antimutagenic, antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory activities [83, 91, 94]
Ferulic acid (mg/100 g seed) 168.63-407.02 4.6 ± 0.7 26 ± 0.00 nd nd 0.216 nd 0.087 ± 0.1 Hypoglycemic activity by increasing insulin production in pancreatic β cells [91, 9396]
Gallic acid (mg/100 g seed) 3.84 ± 0.2 nd nd UDL nd 1.105 ± 0.1 2.84 ± 0.33 6200 ± 230 Antioxidant; anti-cardiovascular, anticancer, anti-neurodegenerative; and anti-aging [81, 84, 90, 96]
Kaempferol (mg/100 g seed) 155.48 ± 4.34 nd 12 ± 2.00 nd nd nd nd nd Anticancer, anticardiovascular, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and neuroprotective [81, 91]
Catechin (mg/100 g seed) 15 ± 1.5 nd nd nd nd nd nd 52.08 ± 1.66 Antioxidant [81, 97, 98]
Chlorogenic acid (mg/100 g seed) 16.88 ± 1.14 nd nd nd nd nd nd 11.68 ± 0.74 Antidiabetic similar to metformin [81, 83, 99]
Cyanidin 3-glucoside (C3G) (mg/100 g seed) nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 3.16 ± 0.12 Chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic activities of C3G on osteoclast and osteoblast and anticancer [81, 100]
Homogentisic acid (mg/100 g seed) 2.63 ± 2.05 nd nd nd nd nd nd 11.36 ± 0.54 Inhibit cell growth in vitro/cytotoxic activity against alkaptonuria [81, 83, 101]
Tangeretin (mg/100 g seed) 37.67 ± 1.25 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd Enhances radiosensitivity of GC cells as demonstrated by MTT and colony formation assays [83, 102]

Carotenoids
Total carotenoids (μg/100 g seed) 370-790 1164-2669 5690 ± 400 nd nd nd 1000-3200 nd Antioxidant activity by inhibiting fat peroxide [86, 90, 93, 103, 104]
Ascorbic acid (mg/100 g seed) 61.22-74.48 7.04 ± 1.76 19.5 ± 0.50 nd nd nd nd nd Stopping free radical activity and inhibiting fat peroxide [86, 104106]

Antiproliferative capacities on cancer cell lines (×100%)
Lung 0.59 ± 0.03 nd nd 1.00 ± 0.00 0.75 ± 0.03 0.81 ± 0.03 0.98 ± 0.01 nd Inhibit the growth of human lung (A549) cancer cell lines [83]
Breast 0.48 ± 0.03 nd nd 1.00 ± 0.02 0.78 ± 0.04 0.49 ± 0.10 0.97 ± 0.01 0.9117 Inhibit the growth of human breast (MCF-7) cancer cell lines [83, 85]
Liver 0.41 ± 0.01 nd nd 0.99 ± 0.02 0.82 ± 0.02 0.66 ± 0.04 0.94 ± 0.00 0.50 Inhibit the growth of human liver (HepG2) cancer cell lines [83, 85]
Colon 0.45 ± 0.05 nd nd 1.00 ± 0.02 0.85 ± 0.03 0.90 ± 0.02 0.98 ± 0.00 nd Inhibit the growth of human colon (HT-29) cancer cell lines [83]

nd: not detected; UDL: under detectable limit. Effectively inhibit cell growth at extract ranging from 20 to 100 mg/ml.