Physicochemical, nutritional, and antioxidant characteristics of the fruit of Ehretia tinifolia Características fisicoquímicas, nutricias y antioxidantes del fruto de Ehretia tinifolia

Physicochemical, nutritional, and antioxidant characteristics of the fruit of Ehretia tinifolia Características fisicoquímicas, nutricias y antioxidantes del fruto de Ehretia tinifolia

Physicochemical characteristics of Ehretia tinifolia L. fruit are presented for the first time. The fruit of this plant is a small drupe of 8 mm diameter and weighs 0.2 g. Its pulp is slightly acidic (pH 5.8) with a high ratio of soluble solids (11 °Brix) to acidity (0.1%). The antioxidant activity...

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Main Authors: Juan Fernando Pío-León, Sylvia Páz Díaz-Camacho, Mercedes G. López, Julio Montes-Avila, Gabriela López-Angulo, Francisco Delgado-Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2012-03-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Subjects:
nutrimento
nutracéutico
fenólicos
ácidos grasos
taninos
ácido fítico
análisis proximal
nutriment
nutraceutic
phenolics
fatty acids
tannins
phytic acid
proximate analysis
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