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Characterization of nutrients, amino acids, polyphenols and antioxidant activity of Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) peel

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13197-016-2285-x
 
Title Characterization of nutrients, amino acids, polyphenols
and antioxidant activity of Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) peel
 
Creator Swetha, M. P.
Muthukumar, S. P.
 
Subject 23 Vegetables
32 Antioxidants
 
Description 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.
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/12415/1/Journal_of_food_sci_Tech_2016_53_7_3122.pdf
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