In Vitro and Ex Vivo Chemopreventive Action of Mauritia flexuosa Products

Table 3

Contents of phenolic compounds in the lyophilized methanolic extracts of pulp, peel, and endocarp from Mauritia flexuosa fruits before and after simulated gastrointestinal digestion.

Sample	Bioaccessibility before in vitro digestion; (mg/L)	Bioaccessibility after; in vitro digestion; (mg/L)	Reduction (%)
Pulp	553.5 ± 7.7	102.2 ± 0.4	18.7
Peel	1288.0 ± 10.4	498.5 ± 13.9	38.7
Endocarp	597.1 ± 6.5	133.4 ± 7.8	22.3

compared to bioaccessibility before in vitro digestionby ANOVA followed by Student-Newman-Keuls test.