Antioxidant study of pulps and peels of dragon fruits: a comparative study

• Main Authors: Ruzlan, Nurliyana, Syed Osman Idid, Syed Zahir Idid, Koya, Mustapha Suleiman, Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah, Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/1333/1/Antioxidant_study_of_pulps_and_peels_of_dragon_fruits-A_comparative_study.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/1333/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/previousissues.html

The aim of this study is to compare antioxidant level and activities (i.e. primary and secondary) in pulps and peels of two species of dragon fruits, Hylocereus undatus (white dragon fruit) and Hylocereus polyrhizus (red dragon fruit). Total phenolic content (TPC) assay demonstrated that peels of bo...