Table 2.
Bioactive compounds associated with avocado seeds.
| Source | Compound | Cultivar and concentration | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total phenolic content | – | Hass: 9510 and Shephard: 13040 μg/g dw | Kosińska et al. (2012) |
| Total phenolic content | – | Hass: 57,300 and Fuerte: 59200 μg/g dw | Tremocoldi et al. (2018) |
| Phenolic compounds and its derivatives | |||
| Phenolic acids | |||
| Queensland, Australia | 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid | Hass: 57.5 and Shephard: 53.5 μg/g dw | Kosińska et al. (2012) |
| Queensland, Australia | 3-O-p- coumaroylquinic acid | Hass:13.6 and Shepard: 8.1 μg/g dw | Kosińska et al. (2012) |
| Jaguacy Avocado Brasil Bauru, SP, Brazil | trans-5-O-caffeoyl-d-quinic acid | Hass: 1630 and Fuerte: 5740 μg/g dw | Tremocoldi et al. (2018) |
| Flavonoids | |||
| Queensland, Australia | Catechin/ epicatechin gallate | Hass: 152.8 and Shephard: 105.4 μg/g dw | Kosińska et al. (2012) |
| Jaguacy Avocado Brasil Bauru, SP, Brazil | Epicatechin | Hass: 10,270 and Fuerte: 11060 μg/g dw | Tremocoldi et al. (2018) |
| Jaguacy Avocado Brasil Bauru, SP, Brazil | Catechin | Hass: 3640 and Fuerte: 8130 μg/g dw | Tremocoldi et al. (2018) |
| Procyanidins | |||
| Queensland, Australia; Level of ripening: ready-to-eat ripeness | Procyanidin trimer A (I) | Hass: 81.7 and Shepard: 98.9 μg/g dw | Kosińska et al. (2012) |
| Queensland, Australia; Level of ripening: ready-to-eat ripeness | Procyanidin trimer A (II) | Hass: 89.3 and Shepard: 73 μg/g dw | Kosińska et al. (2012) |
| Jaguacy Avocado Brasil Bauru, SP, Brazil | Procyanidin B1 | Hass: 48,380 and Fuerte: 28340 μg/g dw | Tremocoldi et al. (2018) |
| Polyhydroxylated fatty alcohol derivatives | |||
| Fundacion Sanchez Colın – CICTAMEX, Coatepec Harinas, Estado de Mexico, Mexico | Acetogenins | 1090 to 8330 μg/g dw in 22 cultivars of avocado | Rodríguez-López et al. (2015) |
| Fundacion Sanchez Colın – CICTAMEX, Coatepec Harinas, Estado de Mexico, Mexico | Persin | 0–300 μg/g dw in 22 cultivars of avocado | Rodríguez-López et al. (2015) |
| Alkaloids | |||
| Botanical garden in Akure metropolis, Nigeria | Hyoscyamine 0.6 | 600 μg/g dw | Oboh et al. (2016) |
| Atropine | 460 μg/g dw | ||
| Scopolamine | 240 μg/g dw | ||
| Norhyoscyamine | 40 μg/g dw | ||
| Solanidine | 41 μg/g dw | ||
| Solanin | 40 μg/g dw | ||
| Solasoline | 80 μg/g dw | ||
| Phytosterols | |||
| Local market in Egypt | Campesterol | – | Alkhalaf et al. (2019) |
| Stigmasterol | 1.11 % | ||
| β-sitosterol | 2 % | ||
| – | 5α-colestane | 49.77 μg/g dw | Barrera López and Arrubla Vélez (2017) |
| Stigmasterol | 19.17 μg/g dw | ||