3 Issue13 Antioxidants Table1

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 Science in School  Issue 1 3 : Aut umn 2009 Table 1: Sample results Main substances probably responsible for the antioxidant activity Common name Scientific name 27 Water Chlorog enic acid, α and β-carotene 33 Carrot Daucus carota Indole-3-carbinol, sulphoraphane, glucosi- nolates, vitamin C, isothyocianate 34 Cauliflower Brassica oleracea Botrytis Anthocyanins 35 Vinegar Hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol, oleuropein, caffeic acid 36 Extra-virgin olive oil Olea europea trans-lycopene, phytofluene, phy- toene,  ζ-carotene, caffeic and chloro- genic acid 38 Pachino tomatoes Solanum lycoper- sicum (Pachino IGP) Anthocyanins, quercetin and isorhamnetin glyco- sides and dihydrochal- cones, catechins, phlo- ridzin, chlorogenic acid, proanthocyanidins 39 Apple  Malus domestica Water-soluble organosul- phur compounds (S-allyl- cysteine and S-allylmer- captocysteine) ; lipid-solu-  ble organosulphur compo- nents (diallyl polysulphide s, ajoene), flavonoids (quercetin), notably allixin and selenium 39 Garlic Allium sativum Quercetin-4'-O-  beta-glucoside ; quercetin-3,4'-O-  beta-diglucosid es 40 Onion Allium cepa Cyanidin-3-O- rhamnoglucoside as the main antho- cyanin; polyphenols 42 Fig jam Ficus carica β-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, cate- chine, β-carotene and ascorbic acid 45 Japanese persimmon Diospyros kaki Vitamins C and E, isoflavones, catechins and epicatechins, serotonin 45 Kiwi fruit Actinidia chinensis Anthocyanins , fla- vanone glycosides , flavone aglycones, flavone glycosides 49 Orange Citrus sinensis Flavanone glyco- sides, flavone gly- cosides; C–glycosylflavones 56 Lemon Citrus limon Vitamin C, lycopene, narige- nine, flavanone glycosides, flavone aglycones, flavone glycosides 63 Pink grapefruit Citrus paradisi Chrysin, pinobanksin, kaempferol, quercetin, vitamin C, pinocembrin 79 Honey Quercetin, iso- quercetin, rutin in all samples; chlorogenic acid in some samples 140 Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo Ascorbic acid, anthocyanins, cat- echins, ellagic tan- nins, gallic and ellagic acid 574 Pomegranate Punica granatum Gallic acid, epicat- echin, catechin 147 Chocolate Resveratrol, quercetin, cate- chin, epicatechin 538 Red wine Cyanidins and ellagic acid 1006 Blackberry jam Rubus ulmifolius Methylpyridinium, melanoidins, chlorogenic acids 6970 Espresso coffee Time interval (antioxidant activity) [s] Flavanone glycosides , flavone aglycones flavone glycosides , vitamin C 71 Citron Citrus medica Teaching activities Structure image courtesy of Gianluca Farusi; tomatoes courtesy of www.clipart.com

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  • Science in School Issue 13 : Autumn 2009

    Table 1: Sample results

    Main substancesprobablyresponsible for theantioxidant activityCommon nameScientific name

    27Water

    Chlorogenic acid, and -carotene

    33Carrot

    Daucus carota

    Indole-3-carbinol,sulphoraphane, glucosi-nolates, vitamin C,isothyocianate

    34Cauliflower

    Brassica oleraceaBotrytis

    Anthocyanins35Vinegar

    Hydroxytyrosol,tyrosol,oleuropein,caffeic acid

    36Extra-virgin olive oil

    Olea europea

    trans-lycopene,phytofluene, phy-toene, -carotene,caffeic and chloro-genic acid

    38Pachino tomatoes

    Solanum lycoper-sicum (Pachino IGP)

    Anthocyanins, quercetinand isorhamnetin glyco-sides and dihydrochal-cones, catechins, phlo-ridzin, chlorogenic acid,proanthocyanidins

    39Apple

    Malus domestica

    Water-soluble organosul-phur compounds (S-allyl-cysteine and S-allylmer-captocysteine); lipid-solu-ble organosulphur compo-nents (diallyl polysulphides,ajoene), flavonoids (quercetin), notablyallixin and selenium

    39Garlic

    Allium sativum

    Quercetin-4'-O-beta-glucoside;quercetin-3,4'-O-beta-diglucosides

    40Onion

    Allium cepa

    Cyanidin-3-O-rhamnoglucosideas the main antho-cyanin;polyphenols

    42Fig jam

    Ficus carica

    -cryptoxanthin,zeaxanthin, cate-chine, -carotene andascorbic acid

    45Japanese

    persimmonDiospyros kaki

    Vitamins C and E,isoflavones, catechinsand epicatechins,serotonin

    45Kiwi fruit

    Actinidia chinensis

    Anthocyanins , fla-vanone glycosides,flavone aglycones,flavone glycosides

    49Orange

    Citrus sinensis

    Flavanone glyco-sides, flavone gly-cosides;Cglycosylflavones

    56Lemon

    Citrus limon

    Vitamin C,lycopene, narige-nine, flavanoneglycosides, flavoneaglycones, flavoneglycosides

    63Pink grapefruit

    Citrus paradisi

    Chrysin,pinobanksin,kaempferol,quercetin, vitaminC, pinocembrin

    79Honey

    Quercetin, iso-quercetin, rutin inall samples;chlorogenic acidin some samples

    140Strawberry tree

    Arbutus unedo

    Ascorbic acid,anthocyanins, cat-echins, ellagic tan-nins, gallic andellagic acid

    574Pomegranate

    Punica granatum

    Gallic acid, epicat-echin, catechin

    147Chocolate

    Resveratrol,quercetin, cate-chin, epicatechin

    538Red wine

    Cyanidins andellagic acid

    1006Blackberry jamRubus ulmifolius

    Methylpyridinium,melanoidins,chlorogenic acids

    6970Espresso coffee

    Time interval(antioxidantactivity) [s]

    Flavanone glycosides,flavone aglyconesflavone glycosides,vitamin C

    71Citron

    Citrus medica

    Teaching activities

    Structure image courtesy of Gianluca Farusi;tomatoes courtesy of www.clipart.com