Physicochemical characterization, bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of bitter melon

IF 0.7 4区农林科学 Q4 HORTICULTURE

Horticultura Brasileira Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI:10.1590/s0102-0536-20210408

Guilherme F de L Hercos, C. M. Belisário, Anny E de S Alves, G. P. A. Maia, M. D. Cavalcante

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is an exotic fruit that has adapted very well to the Brazilian soils, and can be found on practically all regions. Several advantages related to consumption of this fruit can be reported, highlighting its antifungal activity, reduction of glycemic indexes, and also due to the content of natural pigments, such as lycopene and β-carotene, making it promising as a functional food. Based on the demand for foods of this nature, this research aimed at the biometric characterization, physicochemical, bioactive compounds and the pulp and seeds’ antioxidant capacity of bitter melon, collected in the southwest region of Goias. The fruits were collected from plants inside a native vegetation area on Campus Rio Verde at the Instituto Federal Goiano, and the evaluations were carried out from October 2020 to April 2021. The fruits showed high variability in dimensions and weight, high concentrations of flavonoids, tannins, carotenoids, total phenolics and antioxidant capacity. According to results, the bitter melon can be used as a raw material to develop food formulations with functional characteristics and drugs potentially effective in the treatment of diabetes and diseases caused by oxidative processes.

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苦瓜理化性质、生物活性成分及抗氧化能力

苦瓜(Momordica charantia)是一种异国情调的水果，非常适合巴西的土壤，几乎可以在所有地区找到。食用这种水果的一些好处可以被报道，突出其抗真菌活性，降低血糖指数，也由于天然色素的含量，如番茄红素和β-胡萝卜素，使其成为一种有希望的功能性食品。基于对这类食品的需求，本研究旨在研究苦瓜的生物特征、理化特性、生物活性成分以及果肉和种子的抗氧化能力。苦瓜采自戈亚斯西南部地区。这些果实是从Goiano Instituto Federal Goiano校园里约热内卢Verde的原生植被区域内的植物中收集的，并于2020年10月至2021年4月进行了评估。果实在尺寸和重量上表现出高度变异，黄酮类化合物、单宁、类胡萝卜素、总酚类物质含量高，抗氧化能力强。根据研究结果，苦瓜可以作为一种原料，用于开发具有功能特征的食品配方和潜在有效治疗糖尿病和氧化过程引起的疾病的药物。

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Horticultura Brasileira 农林科学-园艺

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

28.60%

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审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal Horticultura Brasileira, a quarterly journal, is the Official Publication of the Sociedade de Olericultura do Brasil. Its abbreviated title is Hortic. bras., and it should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic strips.