FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (10): 97-100.

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Study on Antioxidant Activities of Fifty Kinds of Fruits and Thirty-three Kinds of Vegetables

 FANG  Min, WANG  Yao-Feng, GONG  Zhi-Yong   

  1. College of Food Science and Engineering,Wuhan Polytechnic University,Wuhan 430023,China
  • Online:2008-10-15 Published:2011-12-08

Abstract: Objective: To compare the antioxidant activities of different kinds of vegetables and fruits respectively. Methods: The DPPH and FRAP methods were used to measure the antioxidant activities of 15 kinds fruits and 33 kinds of vegetables. Results: The plum is the strongest and shuijing pear is the weakest in antioxidant activity among the fruits t for scavenging DPPH free radicals; Among the vegetables,the kidney bean is the strongest in scavenging DPPH free radicals,and cucumber and sponge gourd are the weakest. The orange has the strongest of total antioxidant activity among the fruits,and crystal pear and bergamot pear have the weakest total antioxidant activities. The chillis has the strongest total antioxidant activity among the vegetables,and sponge gourd and cucumber are the weakest in total antioxidant activity. Conclusion: some vegetables and fruits possess strong antioxidant activities and are worth studying fwrther.

Key words: antioxidation, DPPH method, FRAP method, fruit, vegetable