Comparative characterisation of durian, mango and avocado

Sumitra Poovarodom, Ratiporn Haruenkit, Suchada Vearasilp, Jacek Namiesnik, Milena Cvikrová, Olga Martincová, Aviva Ezra, Milan Suhaj, Pramoj Ruamsuke, Shela Gorinstein*

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Abstract

The aim of this investigation was to determine the nutritional and bioactive properties of relatively less investigated exotic fruit durian (Durio zibethinus Murr.) and to compare these indices with widely used mango (Mangifera indica L.) and avocado (Persea americana). For this purpose HPLC, three-dimensional fluorescence (3D-FL), several radical scavenging assays and multivariate factor analysis were used. It was found a similarity in acetone extracts between durian and mango in the contents of polyphenols (1.66 ± 0.08, 1.48 ± 0.05, mg GAE g-1 DW, respectively), and in some antioxidant assays such as ABTS (11.98 ± 0.5, 12.24 ± 0.5, lm TE g-1DW, respectively) and DPPH (5.61 ± 0.3, 5.22 ± 0.2, lm TE g-1 DW, respectively). Durian and avocado were similar in the contents of polyphenols, and ABTS and DPPH values in water and in methanol extracts, respectively. Based on the obtained results the nutritional and bioactive properties of durian are comparable with those indices in mango and avocado. In conclusion, durian can be recommended as a part of disease prevented diets.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)921-929
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Food Science and Technology
Volume45
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2010

Keywords

  • Avocado
  • Durian
  • Mango
  • Nutritional and bioactive properties

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