Banana (Musa spp) from peel to pulp: Ethnopharmacology, source of bioactive compounds and its relevance for human health

Antioxidant effcacy of unripe banana (Musa acuminata Colla) peel extracts in sunflower oil during accelerated storage

“…Vitamin A, vitamin C, and carotenoids are the most abundant antioxidants in banana fl esh as well as in banana peel (Arora et al, 2008;Pereira and Maraschin, 2015;US Department..., 2014). Banana peels have been shown to demonstrate higher antioxidant capacity (AC) than the pulp (Pereira and Maraschin, 2015;Oliveira et al, 2008;Someya et al, 2002). Moreover, unripe banana peels have been shown to demonstrate higher antioxidant capacity than the ripened banana peel (Pereira and Maraschin, 2015).…”

“…Banana peels have been shown to demonstrate higher antioxidant capacity (AC) than the pulp (Pereira and Maraschin, 2015;Oliveira et al, 2008;Someya et al, 2002). Moreover, unripe banana peels have been shown to demonstrate higher antioxidant capacity than the ripened banana peel (Pereira and Maraschin, 2015). Hence, banana peel could be one of the natural sources of antioxidant (Pereira and Maraschin, 2015;Oliveira et al, 2008).…”

“…Moreover, unripe banana peels have been shown to demonstrate higher antioxidant capacity than the ripened banana peel (Pereira and Maraschin, 2015). Hence, banana peel could be one of the natural sources of antioxidant (Pereira and Maraschin, 2015;Oliveira et al, 2008).…”

Antioxidants and antioxidant activity common eight banana varieties in Kerala

“…The highest dopamine content was observed in variety Robusta (13.3 mg) and the lowest for variety the Rasakadali (3.2g) ( Table 1). According to Pereira and Marcelo (2014), the dopamine content in the banana pulp at 4-6 stages is 9.1±3.1 mg/100g. The banana varieties analyzed for antioxidant capacity are presented in Table 2.…”

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“…Plant secondary metabolites like phenolic acids, flavonoids, carotenoids, proanthocyanins and certain Vitamin such as Vitamin C and E contributing for the anti-oxidant activity, depicting a therapeutic potential. However, concentration of these phytochemicals are varying due to genetic makeup of the species, geographical region, climatic and soil conditions, cultivation time, pre and post-harvesting technique, ripening stage, processing and storage conditions 14,15 .…”