TITLE:
Antioxidant Activity of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Fruit Peels
AUTHORS:
Mutahar S. Shiban, Mutlag M. Al-Otaibi, Najeeb S. Al-zoreky
KEYWORDS:
Punica Granatum; Phenolic Compounds; DPPH Scavenging; Reducing Power
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.3 No.7,
July
2,
2012
ABSTRACT: The antioxidant activity of pomegranate fruit peels was evaluated using in vitro tests. 80% methanolic extracts (ME) of peels had higher yield (45.4%) and total phenolics (27.4%) than water (WE) or ether extracts (EE). The reducing power of ME was more potent (P α-catechin. Pomegranate peels contained phenolics, exhibited DPPH scavenging activity and reducing power.