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Natural Antioxidant Activity of Commonly Consumed Plant Foods in India : Effect of Domestic Processing
Joint Authors
Reddy, C. V. K.
Chauhan, Anitha
Balakrishna, N.
Raghunath, Manchala
Sreeramulu, D.
Source
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Biology
Abstract EN
Phytochemicals protect against oxidative stress which in turn helps in maintaining the balance between oxidants and antioxidants.
In recent times natural antioxidants are gaining considerable interest among nutritionists, food manufacturers, and consumers because of their perceived safety, potential therapeutic value, and long shelf life.
Plant foods are known to protect against degenerative diseases and ageing due to their antioxidant activity (AOA) attributed to their high polyphenolic content (PC).
Data on AOA and PC of Indian plant foods is scanty.
Therefore we have determined the antioxidant activity in 107 commonly consumed Indian plant foods and assessed their relation to their PC.
Antioxidant activity is presented as the range of values for each of the food groups.
The foods studied had good amounts of PC and AOA although they belonged to different food groups.
Interestingly, significant correlation was observed between AOA (DPPH and FRAP) and PC in most of the foods, corroborating the literature that polyphenols are potent antioxidants and that they may be important contributors to the AOA of the plant foods.
We have also observed that common domestic methods of processing may not affect the PC and AOA of the foods studied in general.
To the best of our knowledge, these are the first results of the kind in commonly consumed Indian plant foods.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sreeramulu, D.& Reddy, C. V. K.& Chauhan, Anitha& Balakrishna, N.& Raghunath, Manchala. 2013. Natural Antioxidant Activity of Commonly Consumed Plant Foods in India : Effect of Domestic Processing. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sreeramulu, D.…[et al.]. Natural Antioxidant Activity of Commonly Consumed Plant Foods in India : Effect of Domestic Processing. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sreeramulu, D.& Reddy, C. V. K.& Chauhan, Anitha& Balakrishna, N.& Raghunath, Manchala. Natural Antioxidant Activity of Commonly Consumed Plant Foods in India : Effect of Domestic Processing. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466564