Swetha, M. P. and Muthukumar, S. P. (2016) Characterization of nutrients, amino acids, polyphenols and antioxidant activity of Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) peel. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 53 (7). pp. 3122-3128. ISSN 0022-1155
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Abstract
Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) is consumed as
a vegetable after peeling off the skin which is a domestic
waste. Luffa acutangula peel (LAP) was observed to be a
good source of fiber (20.6 %) and minerals (7.7 %). Amino
acid analysis revealed presence of the highest content of
Carnosine followed by aspartic acid and aminoadipic acid.
Antioxidant activity of different extracts showed that ethyl
acetate extract was more potent when compared to other
solvent extractions. It exhibited a significant amount of
phenolic acids like p-coumaric acid (68.64 mg/100 g of
dry weight) followed by gallic acid (34.98 mg/100 g of dry
weight), protocatechuic acid (30.52 mg/100 g of dry
weight) in free form and ferulic acid (13.04 mg/100 g of
dry weight) in bound form.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Luffa acuntangula peel Antioxidant activity Free phenolic Bound phenolic nutritional composition Amino acids |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 23 Vegetables 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 32 Antioxidants |
| Divisions: | Dept. of Biochemistry |
| Depositing User: | Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2016 12:23 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2016 12:23 |
| URI: | http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/12415 |
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