Profiling ellagic acid content: The importance of form and ascorbic acid levels

• Published in: Food research international Vol. 66; pp. 100 - 106
• Main Authors: Williams, David J., Edwards, David, Pun, Sharon, Chaliha, Mridusmita, Sultanbawa, Yasmina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Assessments; Biological and medical sciences; Boysenberry; Dehydroascorbic acid; Ellagic acid; Food industries; Foods; Fruits; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Kakadu plum fruit; Plums; Protective; Strawberries; Strawberry; Vitamin C; AA; ORAC; Ascorbic acid; DPPH; Boysenberry; ET; Dehydroascorbic acid; Ellagic acid; Strawberry; Kakadu plum fruit; FRAP; DHAA; EA; Plum; Fruit; Vitamin

As the importance of plant-based antioxidants to human health becomes clearer there is a rapidly expanding search for rich sources of these compounds. Much attention is currently focussed on the antioxidant potential of ellagic acid (EA). Making assessment difficult is that EA occurs in different fo...