Research Article

Physical Fruit Traits, Proximate Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Profiling of Fatty Acids and Minerals of Wild Jujube (Ziziphus lotus L. (Desf.)) Fruits from Eleven Moroccan Origins

Table 5

Mean values ± standard deviation of total phenolic contents, flavonoid contents, and antioxidant activities of different extracts of Z. lotus (AE: acetone extract, EE: ethanolic extract, ME: methanolic extract, and WE: water extract).

SolventOriginTPC (mg GAE/g DM)TFC (mg QE/g DM)DPPH (%)FRAP (mg AA/g DM)ABTS (mg TE/g DM)

EERhamna8.54 ± 0.08a7.19 ± 0.12d38.48 ± 0.02k4.27 ± 0.33a9.03 ± 0.57de
Taroudant7.01 ± 0.02a5.48 ± 0.04a18.76 ± 0.01a3.96 ± 0.10a2.2 ± 0.68a
Tafraout8.48 ± 0.11a6.07 ± 0.04b32.07 ± 0.04h8.77 ± 0.66b11.73 ± 0.01e
Taounat7.24 ± 6.11a7.9 ± 0.05e31.35 ± 0.02f3.79 ± 0.02a6.55 ± 0.01bcd
Zagora8.22 ± 0.12a6.66 ± 0.04c38.00 ± 0.00j4.76 ± 0.08a8.18 ± 0.12ce
Sidi Hrazm7.63 ± 0.14a5.4 ± 0.08a23.04 ± 0.00c3.26 ± 0.39a2.98 ± 1.53ab
Lkhmissat3.56 ± 0.01a5.60 ± 0.12ab19.58 ± 0.01b3.43 ± 0.46a4.73 ± 0.53ac
B-Jaad7.83 ± 0.24a5.51 ± 0.08a30.88 ± 0.01e4.06 ± 0.39a8.46 ± 0.30ce
Khnifra8.17 ± 0.22a7.48 ± 0.04de23.99 ± 0.00d3.97 ± 0.61a8.25 ± 1.28ce
Beni Mellal10.35 ± 0.26a7.45 ± 0.08de34.20 ± 0.01i5.17 ± 0.01a10.55 ± 0.42e
Zaouit Cheikh9.64 ± 0.34a7.01 ± 0.20cd31.59 ± 0.04g4.66 ± 0.23a10.51 ± 0.34e
Average7.88 ± 0.256.52 ± 0.0929.26 ± 0.674.55 ± 0.157.56 ± 0.31

MERhamna9.88 ± 0.10d7.54 ± 0.29e47.83 ± 0.02k9.99 ± 0.32e22.80 ± 0.96d
Taroudant8.03 ± 0.16ac6.13 ± 0.12ac14.63 ± 0.01c3.96 ± 0.00a7.33 ± 1.14ab
Tafraout10.13 ± 0.02d6.98 ± 0.24ce37.13 ± 0.01i9.73 ± 0.49e20.19 ± 1.86cd
Taounat8.97 ± 0.26ac6.51 ± 0.16bcd19.24 ± 0.01d5.02 ± 0.01ab9.18 ± 1.96ab
Zagora9.04 ± 0.36bcd7.19 ± 0.04de20.19 ± 0.01e5.71 ± 0.17bc11.64 ± 0.57ac
Sidi Hrazm7.54 ± 0.15ab6.01 ± 0.20ab11.65 ± 0.01a4.30 ± 0.13a2.70 ± 0.53a
Lkhmissat6.64 ± 0.12a5.37 ± 0.04a12.87 ± 0.01b4.53 ± 0.17a5.91 ± 1.50ab
B-Jaad7.61 ± 0.69ab7.28 ± 0.08de24.39 ± 0.01h6.20 ± 0.07c11.89 ± 3.00ac
Khnifra9.35 ± 0.01cd7.22 ± 0.01de44.85 ± 0.01j8.25 ± 0.08d20.72 ± 1.75cd
Beni Mellal8.69 ± 0.12bcd7.22 ± 0.08de20.73 ± 0.01f5.78 ± 0.19bc11.43 ± 1.43ac
Zaouit Cheikh9.37 ± 0.33cd7.72 ± 0.20e23.98 ± 0.01g6.68 ± 0.10c13.13 ± 2.39bc
Average8.65 ± 0.116.83 ± 0.0725.22 ± 0.126.37 ± 0.2112.44 ± 0.65

AERhamna14.09 ± 0.63a12.10 ± 0.08a65.19 ± 0.01h10.0 ± 0.11ab25.87 ± 0.12ab
Taroudant12.77 ± 0.22a11.00 ± 0.37a27.96 ± 0.01a8.37 ± 0.56a22.96 ± 2.23a
Tafraout18.04 ± 0.52b15.60 ± 0.24c49.87 ± 0.01e11.3 ± 1.10bc29.36 ± 0.10b
Taounat20.27 ± 0.47bc17.90 ± 0.04b52.28 ± 0.01f11.5 ± 0.19bc29.36 ± 0.10b
Zagora21.67 ± 0.85c18.90 ± 0.16c96.64 ± 0.04j37.5 ± 0.39e29.32 ± 0.04b
Sidi Hrazm13.81 ± 0.32a11.00 ± 0 0.29a86.16 ± 0.04i16.6 ± 0.20d29.32 ± 0.13b
Lkhmissat14.85 ± 0.32a12.00 ± 0.29a29.44 ± 0.01b8.24 ± 0.60a29.13 ± 0.40b
B-Jaad20.95 ± 0.29c17.40 ± 0.09c65.19 ± 0.01h12.5 ± 0.28bc26.51 ± 0.80ab
Khnifra20.57 ± 0.06bc18.20 ± 0.29c58.60 ± 0.01g12.4 ± 0.32bc29.36 ± 0.10b
Beni Mellal21.50 ± 0.50c18.30 ± 0.62c48.92 ± 0.01d13.0 ± 0.37c29.29 ± 0.17b
Zaouit Cheikh21.28 ± 0.30c18.00 ± 0.04c38.71 ± 0.01c13.2 ± 0.60c29.45 ± 0.04b
Average18.16 ± 0.3515.49 ± 0.3156.26 ± 0.2114.05 ± 0.7928.17 ± 0.22

WERhamna13.63 ± 0.13ab12.6 ± 0.33a11.51 ± 0.01g9.12 ± 0.22a13.63 ± 0.58ac
Taroudant11.43 ± 0.61ab11.8 ± 0.33a6.05 ± 0.01a8.12 ± 0.10a9.80 ± 1.07a
Tafraout15.29 ± 0.17b17.56 ± 1.24b10.23 ± 0.01e9.99 ± 0.61a14.83 ± 2.64ac
Taounat13.97 ± 2.05ab8.68 ± 1.33a7.91 ± 0.01d8.75 ± 0.24a15.84 ± 0.31ac
Zagora14.42 ± 0.25ab11.8 ± 0.83a12.79 ± 0.01h9.59 ± 0.18a17.58 ± 1.96bc
Sidi Hrazm11.20 ± 0.35a9.74 ± 0.49a6.40 ± 0.01b9.31 ± 0.54a11.19 ± 0.17ab
Lkhmissat11.08 ± 0.15a12.9 ± 0.16a12.91 ± 0.01i7.29 ± 2.12a10.75 ± 0.98ab
B-Jaad12.77 ± 0.51ab12.6 ± 0.66a17.79 ± 0.01k9.46 ± 0.15a18.31 ± 1.92c
Khnifra11.81 ± 0.31ab13.0 ± 1.41a11.28 ± 0.01f9.77 ± 0.10a19.13 ± 0.22c
Beni Mellal13.39 ± 0.55ab9.15 ± 0.01a7.67 ± 0.01c8.63 ± 0.69a13.47 ± 0.08ac
Zaouit Cheikh10.90 ± 0.25a9.68 ± 0.41a14.07 ± 0.01j9.07 ± 0.52a16.22 ± 0.31ac
Average12.71 ± 0.1611.77 ± 0.2510.78 ± 0.359.01 ± 0.1114.61 ± 0.33

Different letters within the same column, for each solvent, indicate significant differences ().