Fruit Olympics: Study Analyses Antioxidant and Total Phenolic Content of 62 Fruits
Did you ever want to know how your favorite fruit would perform in the most prestigious disciplines of the "Fruit Olympics", i.e. antioxidant capacity and phenolic content ? Yes? Well, I guess a group of researchers from China has just done you a favor... Xu et al. ( Xu. 2011 ) analysed the antioxidant capacity by Ferric-reducing antioxidant power ( FRAP ) assays and the free radical scavenging capacities by Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assays ( TEAC ) and found: Seven fruits had the strongest antioxidant activities among 62 tested fruits [...] they were Chinese date, pomegranate, guava, sweetsop, persimmon, Chinese wampee and plum (sanhua) . In addition, olive showed the strongest free radical scavenging ability , and cherry and pineapple also had high antioxidant capacities. Because of their high antioxidant activities, it could be speculated that these fruits will be beneficial for the diseases caused by oxidative stress. An interesting observation is that t...