This study aimed to determine the antioxidant capacity; the total phenolic, total carotenoid, sugar, and ascorbic acid contents; and some pomological characteristics of Citrus species (Citrus reticulata, Citrus sinensis, and Citrus paradisi) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata) and their new hybrids developed for yield at the Alata Horticultural Research Institute in Mersin, Turkey. With respect to antioxidant capacities, the highest value (45.28 µmol TE/100 g) was determined in Cocktail (Citrus paradisi) cultivar fruits among all examined cultivars and hybrids. We found that 7-19 (Clementine × Kara) mandarin hybrids had the highest total phenolic content (386.81 mg gallic acid equivalent/g) and the highest total carotenoid content (39.03 mg/kg). Considering the sugar contents of mandarin fruits, sucrose was identified to be the predominant sugar and the highest value (8.80 g/100 g) was identified in the Clementine cultivar. It was determined that the Citrus species and mandarin hybrids had lycopene contents ranging from 6.52 to 1.68 mg/kg. Overall, this study provides supporting evidence for the superiority of Cocktail fruit as an excellent source of antioxidant capacities.
The objective of this study was to investigate some nutritional and antioxidant parameters of six different peanut genotypes grown in Turkey. Unshelled seed extracts were used for analyses. The skins of the seeds were not peeled. The crude protein and the crude oil amounts, fatty acid compositions, the total phenolic and flavonoid contents and the total antioxidant capacities were investigated. The crude oil contents of seeds ranged from 43.9 to 45.9%. On the other hand, the crude protein contents varied between 26.9 and 30.6%. The highest protein percentage was determined in NC-7 seeds. The crude oil contents of the genotypes were not different statistically. Oleic acid was the most plentiful fatty acid in all genotypes and followed by linoleic acid, palmitic, stearic and linolenic acids, respectively. The highest oleic acid/linoleic acid ratio was found in NC-7 and DA35/2011. Data obtained from the total phenolic and the total flavonoid analyses had similar manners for each genotype. NC-7 and DA35-2011 were the poorest genotypes in the total phenolic and flavonoid levels. With regards to the ABTS .+ radical scavenging activity, the most powerful genotypes were Gazipaşa and Sultan. Our study showed that the more phenolic content gave rise to the more antioxidant capacity for each genotype.
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