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| Author(s): |
Pereira, Gustavo Araujo
[1]
;
Arruda, Henrique Silvano
[1]
;
de Morais, Damila Rodrigues
[2]
;
Peixoto Araujo, Nayara Macedo
[1]
;
Pastore, Glaucia Maria
[1]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Bioflavors & Bioact Cpds Lab, Dept Food Sci, Sch Food Engn, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Shimadzu Brasil Comercio Ltda, BR-06455000 Barueri, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Food Chemistry; v. 310, APR 25 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
This study covers the proximate and phytochemical composition of mutamba (Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.) fruit. This fruit showed high dietary fibre (36.9%) and low moisture (10.0%) contents which justify its hardness and dryness. Nevertheless, this fruit is very appreciated due to its sweet pulp (high sucrose content, 16.3%) and attractive taste. The soluble and insoluble-bound phenolic compounds from mutamba fruit were analysed by using liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS). LC-MS identified 26 compounds. Mutamba fruit was composed mainly by soluble flavonoids (1385.9 mu g/g dw), namely proanthocyanidins, and aglycones and glycosylated flavonoids. Procyanidin trimer C1 (972.8 mu g/g dw) followed by procyanidin dimer B2, rutin, epicatechin, and hyperoside were the main soluble phenolics, accounting 1435.5 mu g/g dw. Conversely, the main cell wall bound phenolics (228.8 mu g/g dw) were catechin, followed by protocatechuic acid, epicatechin, and gallic acid. In conclusion, mutamba fruit may be a novel source of dietary fibre and bioactive phenolic compounds. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 15/50333-1 - COBRA: a novel compound discovery pipeline for rapid and cost-effective identification of bioactives with health beneficial effects in Brazilian crops |
| Grantee: | Glaucia Maria Pastore |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |