Review Article

A Critical Review on Tropical Fruits Seeds as Prospective Sources of Nutritional and Bioactive Compounds for Functional Foods Development: A Case of Indonesian Exotic Fruits

Table 4

Nutraceutical potentials of Indonesian exotic fruit seeds.

Bioactive compoundMangoSweet orangePapayaSnake fruitDurianJackfruitRambutanAvocadoEfficacy and health benefitRef.

Phenolic compounds
Polyphenols (mg GAE/100 g dry seeds)nd305.0Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antithrombogenic, and anticarcinogenic actions[7881, 86]
Flavonoids (mg CE/100 g dry seeds)870-9508000ndnd1330Boost immunity, antiallergy, anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet, antitumor, antivirus, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, diuretic, and vasoprotection[7981, 8689]
Tannins (mg/100 g seed)210-3600ndndnd0.06-0.2290.15ndAccelerate the healing of wounds and anti-inflammation (swollen boils, hemorrhoids, frostbite, and burns)[86, 87, 89, 90]

Phenolic acids
Quercetin (mg/100 g seed)ndnd0.13ndndndndHypoglycemic activity by increasing insulin production in pancreatic β cells[91, 92]
Caffeic acid (mg/100 g seed)89.43-326.9ndndUDLndAntioxidant and antibacterial activity in vitro and prevention of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases[91, 9395]
Coumaric acid (mg/100 g seed)ndndndndndAntioxidant, cardioprotective, antimelanogenic, antimutagenic, antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory activities[83, 91, 94]
Ferulic acid (mg/100 g seed)168.63-407.02ndnd0.216ndHypoglycemic activity by increasing insulin production in pancreatic β cells[91, 9396]
Gallic acid (mg/100 g seed)ndndUDLndAntioxidant; anti-cardiovascular, anticancer, anti-neurodegenerative; and anti-aging[81, 84, 90, 96]
Kaempferol (mg/100 g seed)ndndndndndndAnticancer, anticardiovascular, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and neuroprotective[81, 91]
Catechin (mg/100 g seed)ndndndndndndAntioxidant[81, 97, 98]
Chlorogenic acid (mg/100 g seed)ndndndndndndAntidiabetic similar to metformin[81, 83, 99]
Cyanidin 3-glucoside (C3G) (mg/100 g seed)ndndndndndndndChemopreventive and chemotherapeutic activities of C3G on osteoclast and osteoblast and anticancer[81, 100]
Homogentisic acid (mg/100 g seed)ndndndndndndInhibit cell growth in vitro/cytotoxic activity against alkaptonuria[81, 83, 101]
Tangeretin (mg/100 g seed)ndndndndndndndEnhances radiosensitivity of GC cells as demonstrated by MTT and colony formation assays[83, 102]

Carotenoids
Total carotenoids (μg/100 g seed)370-7901164-2669ndndnd1000-3200ndAntioxidant activity by inhibiting fat peroxide[86, 90, 93, 103, 104]
Ascorbic acid (mg/100 g seed)61.22-74.48ndndndndndStopping free radical activity and inhibiting fat peroxide[86, 104106]

Antiproliferative capacities on cancer cell lines (×100%)
LungndndndInhibit the growth of human lung (A549) cancer cell lines[83]
Breastndnd0.9117Inhibit the growth of human breast (MCF-7) cancer cell lines[83, 85]
Liverndnd0.50Inhibit the growth of human liver (HepG2) cancer cell lines[83, 85]
ColonndndndInhibit the growth of human colon (HT-29) cancer cell lines[83]

nd: not detected; UDL: under detectable limit. Effectively inhibit cell growth at extract ranging from 20 to 100 mg/ml.