Phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of Rocha pear and other pear cultivars - A comparative study

Joana Salta; Alice Martins; Rui G. Santos; Nuno R. Neng; José M.F. Nogueira; Jorge Justino; Amélia P. Rauter

doi:10.1016/j.jff.2010.02.002

Phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of Rocha pear and other pear cultivars - A comparative study

Joana Salta, Alice Martins, Rui G. Santos, Nuno R. Neng, José M.F. Nogueira, Jorge Justino, Amélia P. Rauter

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Abstract

The phenolic profile and the antioxidant activity of Rocha pear, a Portuguese pear cultivar, were determined and compared with the commercially available pear varieties Comice, Abate, General Leclerc and Passe Crassane. Phenolic composition of the methanolic extracts of these pears was determined by high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD), while antioxidant activities were evaluated using three complementary test systems: DPPH radical scavenging activity, ferric reducing power capacity and β-carotene/linoleic acid bleaching assay. When compared to the studied varieties, Rocha pear (peel and flesh) presented the highest content of total phenolics. Among them, chlorogenic, syringic, ferulic and coumaric acids, arbutin and (-)-epicatechin were detected as major components. In addition, among the tested varieties, Rocha pear presented the best antioxidant activities in the DPPH and ferric reducing power assays.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	153-157
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Functional Foods
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2010.02.002
Publication status	Published - Apr 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Antioxidant activity
HPLC-DAD
Phenolic profile
Pyrus communis
Rocha pear

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