Total Vitamin C, Ascorbic Acid, Dehydroascorbic Acid, Antioxidant Properties, and Iron Content of Underutilized and Commonly Consumed Fruits in Sri Lanka
Table 5
FRAP values of common and underutilized fruits in Sri Lanka.
Fruits
FRAP (μmol FeSO4/g FW)
Classification of AC measured by FRAP
Common fruits
P. americana
a
Very low (<50 μmol FeSO4/g FW)
C. aurantifolia
a
A. comosus
b
P. edulis
b
G. mangostana
bc
C. sinensis
d
M. paradisiaca AAB, “silk”
ef
M. paradisiaca AAB “Mysore”
h
N. lappaceum
h
L. acidissima
j
C. Lantanus
klm
Low (50–100 μmol FeSO4/g FW)
C. papaya
no
High (100–1000 μmol FeSO4/g FW)
P. guajava (white flesh)
o
P. guajava (pink flesh)
r
M. indica
s
Underutilized fruits
C. aurantium
c
Very low (<50 μmol FeSO4/g FW)
A. heterophyllus (Wela)
de
S. koetjape
de
A. bilimbi
e
B. motleyana
fg
A. muricata
gh
S. dulcis
i
P. campechiana
ij
A. carambola
ij
C. cauliflora
k
Low (50–100 μmol FeSO4/g FW)
S. caseolaris
kl
P. granatum
lm
A. heterophyllus (Waraka)
mn
F. inermis
mn
E. serratus
mn
D. ovoideum
o
High (100–1000 μmol FeSO4/g FW)
S. jambos
p
C. carandas
q
A. occidentale (yellow)
t
Very high (>1000 μmol FeSO4/g FW)
A. marmelos
tu
A. occidentale (red)
u
P. emblica
u
Means with different superscript letters in individual column are significantly () different from each other. Data are expressed as (). FRAP: Ferrous reducing antioxidant power; FW: fresh weight; AC: antioxidant capacity.
