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. 2022 Sep 5;14(17):3663. doi: 10.3390/nu14173663

Table 3.

Total phenolic compounds present in the pulp, seed, and peel of mamey, açaí, passion fruit, lychee and jackfruit, and their antioxidant activity.

Sample Extraction Solvent Solid:
Liquid Ratio
Method Total Phenolic Compounds
(mg GAE/100 g dw)
Antioxidant Activity Reference
Jackfruit (peel, pulp, and seed) 90% methanol 1:30 6 h stir at 100 rpm PL: 4804 ± 457;
PP:1034 ± 16; Flake: 1157 ± 6
SD: 971 ± 6
IC50 mg dw/mL
DPPH:
PL: 1.25 ± 0.14;
PP > 10;
SD > 10
ABTS
PL: 0.23 ± 0.02;
PP: 5.70 ± 0.37;
SD: 7.62 ± 0.13
[22]
Jackfruit pulp 60% methanol 0.1% HCl 5:10 (w/v) Water bath for 2 h at 85 °C 29.0 ± 6.3 fw ABTS 0.63 ± 0.0;
DPPH 0.16 ± 0.03 μM TE/g fw
[69]
Passion fruit
seed
Ethanol 1:4 (w/v) Homogenized by exhaustive extraction 346.69 DPPH: IC50 = 1.18 ± 0.03 g/100 mL
ABTS: IC50 = 3.84 ± 0.08 g/100 mL
[36]
Passion fruit
seed
Ethanol:water 1/10 (w/v) Thermostatic bath under constant agitation 3.11 DPPH IC50 = 26.96 ± 0.34 μg/mL
FRAP: 3.6 ± 0.29 μg AAE/g
ORAC: 6.2 ± 0.53 μmol TE/g
[23]
Lychee
seed
Methanol:
water (50:50 v/v)
NR 3 consecutive refluxes at 80 °C 11.45 wm
34.72
NR [40]
Lychee
seed
Ethanol:water (50:50 v/v) 1:30 (w/v) Heating to 50 °C, in a water bath with intermittent mixing at 200 rpm for 50 min 12.90 wm TEAC: 21.40 ± 1.98 μmol Trolox/g [26]
Açaí seed extract Ethanol 1:2 (w/v) Boiled in 400 mL of water. 400 mL of ethanol was added. Stirred 2 h a day for 10 days 26,500 NR [83]
Açaí seed Ethanol/water 57/43 (v/v)
1:10 (w/v)
10 g mixed with 100 mL of ethanol/water (57/43, v/v), sonicated for 15 min and centrifuged at 5000× g 49,099 ± 8 NR [54]
Passion fruit peel Ethanol 1:4 (w/v) Homogenized by exhaustive extraction 1061.87 DPPH: IC50 = 1.69 ± 0.03 g/100 mL
ABTS: IC50 = 2.22 ± 0.01 g/100 mL
[36]
Passion fruit peel Water/ethanol/formic acid (94/5/1; v/v/v) 1:4 (w/v) Extraction with pressurized hot water. 2.5 g sample, 99 °C (at 50 bar), 7 min extraction 2496 DPPH: 718.91 ± 40.55 μg/mL
TEAC: 0.08 ± 0.01 mmol Trolox/g
[84]
Lychee peel Methanol:water (50:50 v/v) NR 3 consecutive refluxes at 80 °C 22.04 fw
71.71
NR [40]
Lychee peel Ethanol:water (50:50 v/v) 1:30 (w/v) Heating to 50 °C, in a water bath with intermittent mixing at 200 rpm for 50 min. 25.10 TEAC: 43.80 ± 2.02 μmol Trolox/g [26]
Passion fruit pulp Ethanol 1:4 (w/v) Homogenized by exhaustive extraction 1297.31 DPPH: IC50 = 0.20 ± 0.03 g/100 mL ABTS: IC50 = 0.82 ± 0.03 g/100 mL [36]
Lychee pulp Methanol: water (50:50 v/v) NR 3 consecutive refluxes at 80 °C 21.20 fw NR [40]
Lychee pulp Ethanol:water (50:50 v/v) 1:30 (w/v) Heating to 50 °C with intermittent mixing at 200 rpm for 50 min 20.30 TEAC: 13.20 ± 1.52 μmol Trolox/g [26]
Açaí pulp CO2 5 g pulp 50 °C/350 bar, 60 °C/420 bar, and 70 °C/490 bar. Solvent mass flow rate of 8.85 ×10−5 kg/s and 0.005 kg of dry matter 1542.82 TEAC: 5795 μM Trolox/100 g dw
DPPH: 93,682 μM Trolox/100 g dw
[85]
Açaí pulp Methanol 1:2 w/v Sonicated with methanol for 20 min/16 °C, centrifuged at 2800× g/10 min. Pellet re-extracted with methanol/water (80:20, v/v) until discoloration. 4786 ± 1880 ABTS: 24.7 ± 10.6 μmol TE/100 g dw
DPPH: 21,049 ± 3071 μmol TE/100 g dw
[10]
Açaí pulp Not mentioned 50 g pulp High pressure 600 MPa/5 min/25ºC 235.70 FRAP: 31.3 μmol TE/g
ORAC: 42.7 μmol TE/g
[68]

PL: peel; PP: pulp; SD: seed; dw: dry weight; fw: wet weight; rpm: revolutions per minute; h: hours; AAE: ascorbic acid equivalents; TE: Trolox equivalents; NR: not reported. Units are shown unmodified from the original sources.