Hydroxycitric acid content in local exotic fruits as a potential dietary supplement for weight reduction

The content of several exotic Malaysian fruits were investigated to identify the concentration of hydroxycitric acid (HCA) in them. Among the fruits studied were Garcinia atroviridis, Canarium sp. and Averrhoa belimbi L. HCA captured high interest for its potential function as an appetite suppressor...

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Main Authors: M. Daud, Mohamed Zulkali, Ibrahim, Norahim, Mohamed, Alina Rahayu, Ku Ismail, Ku Syahidah
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Language:English
Published: 2006
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author M. Daud, Mohamed Zulkali
Ibrahim, Norahim
Mohamed, Alina Rahayu
Ku Ismail, Ku Syahidah
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Ibrahim, Norahim
Mohamed, Alina Rahayu
Ku Ismail, Ku Syahidah
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description The content of several exotic Malaysian fruits were investigated to identify the concentration of hydroxycitric acid (HCA) in them. Among the fruits studied were Garcinia atroviridis, Canarium sp. and Averrhoa belimbi L. HCA captured high interest for its potential function as an appetite suppressor. Using FTIR, it was investigated that Garcinia atroviridis had the nearest IR profile to obtain the HCA extract. On the other hand, Averrhoa belimbi showed the worst profile and could be concluded that it doesn’t contain any HCA.
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spelling utm-17642010-06-01T02:58:11Z http://eprints.utm.my/1764/ Hydroxycitric acid content in local exotic fruits as a potential dietary supplement for weight reduction M. Daud, Mohamed Zulkali Ibrahim, Norahim Mohamed, Alina Rahayu Ku Ismail, Ku Syahidah QD Chemistry The content of several exotic Malaysian fruits were investigated to identify the concentration of hydroxycitric acid (HCA) in them. Among the fruits studied were Garcinia atroviridis, Canarium sp. and Averrhoa belimbi L. HCA captured high interest for its potential function as an appetite suppressor. Using FTIR, it was investigated that Garcinia atroviridis had the nearest IR profile to obtain the HCA extract. On the other hand, Averrhoa belimbi showed the worst profile and could be concluded that it doesn’t contain any HCA. 2006 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/1764/1/HCA.pdf M. Daud, Mohamed Zulkali and Ibrahim, Norahim and Mohamed, Alina Rahayu and Ku Ismail, Ku Syahidah (2006) Hydroxycitric acid content in local exotic fruits as a potential dietary supplement for weight reduction. Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE 2006) .
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
M. Daud, Mohamed Zulkali
Ibrahim, Norahim
Mohamed, Alina Rahayu
Ku Ismail, Ku Syahidah
Hydroxycitric acid content in local exotic fruits as a potential dietary supplement for weight reduction
title Hydroxycitric acid content in local exotic fruits as a potential dietary supplement for weight reduction
title_full Hydroxycitric acid content in local exotic fruits as a potential dietary supplement for weight reduction
title_fullStr Hydroxycitric acid content in local exotic fruits as a potential dietary supplement for weight reduction
title_full_unstemmed Hydroxycitric acid content in local exotic fruits as a potential dietary supplement for weight reduction
title_short Hydroxycitric acid content in local exotic fruits as a potential dietary supplement for weight reduction
title_sort hydroxycitric acid content in local exotic fruits as a potential dietary supplement for weight reduction
topic QD Chemistry
url http://eprints.utm.my/1764/
http://eprints.utm.my/1764/1/HCA.pdf