17. Comparative study of antioxidative properties of Jhelum valley fruits
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Abstract
The significance of antioxidant are well known in biosphere, recently become more evident with circular economy and recycling methodologies. Owing to this property of fruits and vegetables, are effective in prevention of chronic diseases. The use of fruits as antioxidants is of global importance because of their accessibility and affordability when compared with conventional medicine. In the current study we performed antioxidant activities in selected fruit samples using the 2,2-diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) antioxidant analysis. DPPH the free radical removal method provides first approach to assess the potential antioxidant compound, extract, or other biological sources. A simplified method, in which the extract of potential compound is mixed with the solution of DPPH reagent and the absorbance, is noted after a specified period. Results of DPPH antioxidant analysis of Jhelum Valley, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) showed that all the three samples i.e. Apple, Peach and Pomegranate are good scavengers of free radicals. The overall trend of decrease in radical scavenging activity is Pomegranate > Apple > Peach. The fruits samples also have phenolic and flavonoids properties. Experimental findings demonstrate that almost all the fresh fruits are rich in antioxidant with and added ability of free radical scavenging.
Keywords: Anti-oxidative properties; Apple; DPPH; Fruits; Moisture; Peach; Phenolic content; Pomegranate