| Banana (Musa sp. var elakki bale) Flower and Pseudostem: Dietary Fiber and Associated Antioxidant Capacity. | |
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PMID: 22122826 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Banana flower (BF) and pseudostem (PS) are byproducts of banana cultivation and are known to have health beneficial effects. The main objective of our study was to evaluate the dietary fiber composition and antioxidant effect of BF and PS. In the present study, BF and PS were found to be rich in dietary fiber (65.6 ± 1.32 and 28.8 ± 0.98, respectively). Dietary fiber fractions were extracted, characterized in terms of sugar profile and antioxidant activities were determined. BF and PS fractions were rich in sugars and showed wide diversity with respect to nature of sugars. Hemicellulose A fraction of BF showed high amounts of total polyphenols and total antioxidants, which were, 121.8 ± 1.9 and 39.03 ± 0.118 µg/mg extract, respectively. HPLC analysis showed presence of phenolic acids in Hemicellulose A and B fractions of BF. These results indicate that BF and PS are rich sources of dietary fiber associated with polyphenols which could promote health beneficial effects. |
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Jamuna J Bhaskar; Mahadevamma S; Chilkunda D Nandini; Paramahans V Salimath |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-28 |
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Title: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Volume: - ISSN: 1520-5118 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0374755 Medline TA: J Agric Food Chem Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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