Total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables

This study was carried out to determine the total antioxidant activity and phenolic content of selected common vegetables. The effect of thermal treatment on antioxidant activity and phenolic content were also studied. Kale, spinach, cabbage, swamp cabbage and shallots were used in this study. Among...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Amin, Mohd Marjan, Zamaliah, Chin, W. Foong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004
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Mohd Marjan, Zamaliah
Chin, W. Foong
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description This study was carried out to determine the total antioxidant activity and phenolic content of selected common vegetables. The effect of thermal treatment on antioxidant activity and phenolic content were also studied. Kale, spinach, cabbage, swamp cabbage and shallots were used in this study. Among all the vegetables (fresh and thermally treated), shallots showed the highest total antioxidant activity followed by spinach, swamp cabbage, cabbage and kale. Spinach had an exceptionally high total phenolic content, followed by swamp cabbage, kale, shallots and cabbage. Except for shallots and cabbage, the antioxidant activities of kale, spinach and swamp cabbage were significantly decreased (p<0.05) after thermal treatment. Moreover, this study revealed that a 1-min thermal treatment significantly decreased (p<0.05) the total phenolic content of all vegetables studied.
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spelling upm-399702015-08-26T02:25:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39970/ Total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables Ismail, Amin Mohd Marjan, Zamaliah Chin, W. Foong This study was carried out to determine the total antioxidant activity and phenolic content of selected common vegetables. The effect of thermal treatment on antioxidant activity and phenolic content were also studied. Kale, spinach, cabbage, swamp cabbage and shallots were used in this study. Among all the vegetables (fresh and thermally treated), shallots showed the highest total antioxidant activity followed by spinach, swamp cabbage, cabbage and kale. Spinach had an exceptionally high total phenolic content, followed by swamp cabbage, kale, shallots and cabbage. Except for shallots and cabbage, the antioxidant activities of kale, spinach and swamp cabbage were significantly decreased (p<0.05) after thermal treatment. Moreover, this study revealed that a 1-min thermal treatment significantly decreased (p<0.05) the total phenolic content of all vegetables studied. Elsevier 2004-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39970/1/Total%20antioxidant%20activity%20and%20phenolic%20content%20in%20selected%20vegetables.pdf Ismail, Amin and Mohd Marjan, Zamaliah and Chin, W. Foong (2004) Total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables. Food Chemistry, 87 (4). pp. 581-586. ISSN 0308-8146; ESSN: 1873-7072 10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.01.010
spellingShingle Ismail, Amin
Mohd Marjan, Zamaliah
Chin, W. Foong
Total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables
title Total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables
title_full Total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables
title_fullStr Total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables
title_full_unstemmed Total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables
title_short Total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables
title_sort total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39970/1/Total%20antioxidant%20activity%20and%20phenolic%20content%20in%20selected%20vegetables.pdf