Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review

Table 2

Carotenoid compounds present in the species used as both fresh fruit and species belonging to genus Ficus.

Carotenoid compounds	Chemical structure	Species	Maximum quantification	Extraction solvent	References
Lutein		F. carica	6.14 µg/gm	Methanol	Yemis et al., [11]
		F. carica	0.8 mg/100 gm	Methanol	Su et al. [22]; Ouchemoukh et al. [27] and Yemis et al. [11]
Zeaxanthin		F. carica	3.32 µgm/100 gm	Methanol	O.yemis et al., [11]
		F. carica	2.2 mg/100 gm	Methanol	Ouchemoukh et al., [27] and Yemis et al., [11]
β -cryptoxanthin		F. carica	2.04 µgm/100 gm	Methanol	Yemis et al., [11]
		F. carica	2.14 µgm/gm	Ethanol	Ouchemoukh et al [28]
β -carotene		F. carica	1.40 µgm/100 gm	Acetone	Yemis et al., [11]
		F. carica	0.04 mg/100 gm	Methanol	Ouchemoukh et al., [27] and Yemis et al., [11]
		F. carica	4.32 µgm/gm	Ethanol	Ouchemoukh et al [28]
		F. carica	0.2 mg/100 gm	Methanol	Su et al. [22]; Ouchemoukh et al., [27] and Yemis et al., [11]
		F. carica	ND µgm/gm	Ethanol	Ouchemoukh et al., [28]
Lycopene		F. carica	3.2 mg/100 gm	Methanol	Ouchemoukh et al., [27] and Yemis et al., [11]
ἁ-cryptoxanthin		F. carica	0.1 mg/100 gm	Methanol	Su et al. [22]; Ouchemoukh et al., [27] and Yemis et al., [11]