Anthocyanins, pigment stability and antioxidant activity in jabuticaba [Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) O. Berg]

• Autor(a) principal: Lima,Annete de Jesus Boari
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Corrêa,Angelita Duarte, Saczk,Adelir Aparecida, Martins,Mariana Pereira, Castilho,Rachel Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de fruticultura (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452011000300023
• topic: jabuticaba; anthocyanin; method of extraction; vitamin C; antioxidant activity

Different solvents were evaluated for the extraction of jabuticaba anthocyanin pigments, identifying, quantifying and verifying the stability of the anthocyanins, as well as the conduction of three antioxidant activity assays and determination of the vitamin C levels. The maceration with ethanol acidified with HCl 1.5 mol L-1 (85:15) provides better pigment extraction and stability. The skin is anthocyanin rich, presenting 1.59 and 2.06 g 100 g-1 of dry matter in the Paulista and Sabará varieties, respectively. Cyanidin 3-glucoside is the majority pigment of the skins, followed by delphinidin 3-glucoside. The highest level of vitamin C was found in the skins and seeds of both varieties. It was verified that the skins, presented more antioxidant activity, in free radical capture, as well as in retarding the lipid oxidation process.