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Chemical composition of juice and antihyperglycemic studies in seed of the prehispanic fruit tunillo (Stenocereus stellatus) collected in Oaxaca, Mexico

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Title Chemical composition of juice and antihyperglycemic studies in seed of the prehispanic fruit tunillo (Stenocereus stellatus) collected in Oaxaca, Mexico
 
Creator León-Sánchez, Fernando Díaz de
Trigueros, Pedro D Hernández
Verástegui, Lizette L. Rodríguez
Oidor-Chang, Victor H
Cervantes-Arista, Clara
Aarland, Rayn C
Sierra-Palacios, Edgar
Mendoza-Espinoza, José A
 
Subject Antihyperglycemic
Betalains
Juice
Stenocereus stellatus
Tropical fruits
Tunillo
 
Description 580-584
Tunillo, or pitaya of august (Stenocereus stellatus) is a prehispanic fruit, endemic to the Mixteca region in Mexico and to which a lot of medicinal properties have been associated. However, there are few scientific studies regarding its characterization and use. For these reasons, in this study we carried out a chemical characterization of the juice of four-color variants as well as determine the antihyperglycemic capacity of seed. Physical and chemical characterization were carried out in juice of fruits of Stenocereus after a preselection based on pulp color. Total soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity, organic acid and betalains were quantified in juice and antihyperglycemic capacity was measured in seed. Physicochemical parameters in juice were similar in the 4 variants; regarding the content of pigments, the red variant showed the highest values as well as the highest organic acids. However, the white, orange, and red variants showed better antihyperglycemic capacity. Red tunillo is the best candidate for obtaining pigments and its higher organic acids content correlates with its lower acceptance by the local population. The seeds of the white, orange, and red colors showed promising anhyperglycemic capacity, which suggest that they should be considered for the development of antidiabetic treatments. These results contribute to the use of compex matrices considered waste products of the fruits. This would undoubtedly increase their commercial value.
 
Date 2020-09-30T06:50:46Z
2020-09-30T06:50:46Z
2020-07
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/55389
 
Language en_US
 
Relation Int. Cl.20: A61K 36/00
 
Rights Publisher: NISCAIR-CSIR, India CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJTK Vol.19(3) [July 2020]