Comparative Study of Phenolic Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, and Color-composition Relation of Roselle Cultivars with Contrasting Pigmentation

Gustavo A. Camelo-Méndez, M. José Jara-Palacios, M. Luisa Escudero-Gilete, Belén Gordillo, Dolores Hernanz, Octavio Paredes-López, Pablo E. Vanegas-Espinoza, Alma A. Del Villar-Martínez, Francisco J. Heredia

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Abstract

Roselle is a plant that accumulates anthocyanins significantly, hence its importance as food coloring and as a source of antioxidant compounds for human health. This study was aimed to determine phenolic composition and antioxidant capacity of methanolic extracts, and beverages obtained from native roselle cultivars in Mexico (Negra, Sudan, Rosa and Blanca) with different degrees of pigmentation, and to establish the color-composition relationship. Chromatographic methods were used to determine phenolic compounds: flavanols, flavonols, benzoic, hibiscus and phenolic acids as well as two main anthocyanins (cyanidin 3-sambubioside and delphinidin 3-sambubioside). The antioxidant capacity was evaluated by ABTS and FRAP assays. Tristimulus colorimetry showed to be a useful technique to determine the color-composition relationship, leading to equations that allowed to predict anthocyanin content of roselle (R > 0.84). Also, a stepwise linear discriminant analysis (SLDA) was developed in order to classify roselle cultivars. The obtained mathematical model could be an important tool to be used in colorimetric characterization of functional compounds used in food processing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)109-114
Number of pages6
JournalPlant Foods for Human Nutrition
Volume71
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2016

Keywords

  • Antioxidant capacity
  • Color-composition relationship
  • Hibiscus sabdariffa
  • Multivariate statistical analysis
  • Phenolic compounds
  • Tristimulus colorimetry

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