Review Article

Phytochemicals and Medicinal Properties of Indigenous Tropical Fruits with Potential for Commercial Development

Table 3

Carotenoids in the selected indigenous tropical fruits.

FruitMalaysiaOther countries

Averrhoa bilimbiβ-carotene: 28.99 mg/100 g DW [14]Total carotenoids: 4.7 mg/100 g [18]
Carotene: 0.035 mg/100 g [62]

Baccaurea macrocarpaTotal carotenes (β-carotene equivalent, DW): 1.47 mg/100 g [54]; 0.81 mg/g (pericarp), 0.69 mg/g (pulp) [20]No report from the literature

Baccaurea motleyanaNo report from the literatureNo report from the literature

Bouea macrophyllaCarotenoids: lutein (0.457 mg/100 g), cryptoxanthin (0.155 mg/100 g), γ-carotene (0.052 mg/100 g), β-carotene (0.301 mg/100 g) [63]β-carotene: 23 mg/100 g [64]
α-carotene (23 mg/100 g) [51]

Canarium odontophyllumXanthophylls (mg/100 g in peel/pulp): all-trans lutein (0.16/0.04), 9-cis lutein (0.03/0.01), 13-cis lutein (0.06/0.02) [65]
Carotenes (mg/100 g in peel/pulp): di-cis-β-carotene (0.07/0.04), 15-cis-β-carotene (1.83/1.19), 9-cis-β-carotene (3.96/0.58), all-trans-β-carotene (6.95/3.11), 13-cis-β-carotene (1.94/0.57) [65]
Total carotenoids (mg β-carotene equivalent/100 g DW): 2.84 (pericarp), 0.66 (kernel) [66]
No report from the literature

Cynometra caulifloraNo report from the literatureNo report from the literature

Durio kutejensisTotal carotenes (β-carotene equivalent): 11.16–14.97 mg/100 g DW [54]
β-carotene: 7.57–10.99 mg/100 g DW [54]
No report from the literature

Garcinia hombronianaNo report from the literatureNo report from the literature

Garcinia parvifoliaTotal carotenoids (β-carotene equivalent, mg/100 g DW): 3 (pulp); 17 (peel) [29] No report from the literature

Mangifera foetidaTotal carotenes (β-carotene equivalent): 2.58–4.81 mg/100 g DW [54]
Total carotenoids (β-carotene equivalent): 0.65 mg/100 g DW [30]; 0.01–0.15 mg/100 g [26]
Carotene: 0.26 mg/100 g [67]
No report from the literature

Mangifera pajangXanthophylls (mg/100 g peel/pulp, DW): cryptoxanthin (0.60/1.18), cis-cryptoxanthin (0.07/ND) [11]
Carotenes (mg/100 g peel/pulp, DW): all-trans-α-carotene (4.2/7.96), cis-β-carotene (2.53–3.64/2.72–3.74), all-trans-β-carotene (13.09/20.04) [11]
β-carotene: 42.21 mg/100 g dried pulp [36]
No report from the literature

Phyllanthus emblicaNo report from the literatureLutein (49 µg/100 g), β-carotene (32 µg/100 g) [68]

Syzygium jambosTotal carotenes (β-carotene equivalent): 3.35 mg/100 g DW [54]No report from the literature

Syzygium malaccenseTotal carotenes (β-carotene equivalent): 1.41 mg/100 g DW [54]Total carotenes (mg/100 g): 0.003–0.008 [69]
Carotenes (mg/100 g): α-carotene (0.14), β-carotene (0.18) [45]

Ziziphus mauritianaNo report from the literatureNo report from the literature

ND: not detected; DW: dry weight. Some of these fruits contain no carotenoids.