Quality parameters, bioactive compounds and their correlation with antioxidant capacity of commercial fruit-based baby foods

  1. Carbonell Capella, Juana M.
  2. Barba Orellana, Francisco José
  3. Esteve Mas, María José
  4. Frígola Cánoves, Ana María
Revista:
Food science and technology international = Ciencia y tecnología de alimentos internacional

ISSN: 1082-0132,  1532-1738

Any de publicació: 2014

Volum: 20

Número: 7

Pàgines: 479-487

Tipus: Article

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Resum

Comprehensive research is required to achieve the optimization of the antioxidant protection through baby foods, in particular, the commercially available fruit-based baby foods. This study investigated the physicochemical properties, ascorbic acid (AA), total carotenoids (TC), total phenolic content (TPC), trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) of 23 different commercially available fruit-based baby foods. The main contribution to the total antioxidant capacity (trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity and oxygen radical absorbance capacity) was provided by ascorbic acid, followed by phenolic compounds, in accordance with a mathematical equation obtained from the data: TEAC = 245.906 + 7.727 × (AA) + 1.988 × (TPC) − 0.008 × (TC) and ORAC = 318.662 + 2.775 × (AA) − 0.531 × (TPC) − 0.073 × (TC). Moreover, a positive correlation (r = 0.346, p < 0.05) was found for oxygen radical absorbance capacity and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity methods. Baby foods with different kind of fruits used as ingredients showed higher antioxidant capacity. Among the commercial baby foods analysed in this work, that treated by gentle steam cooking process had high levels of bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity.

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This research project was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology and European Regional Development Funds (AGL2010-22206-C02-01). JMC holds an award from the Spanish Ministry of Education (AP2010-2546). FJB received a contract employment from this project to carry out the study.

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