Bioactive Compounds, Nutritional Traits, and Antioxidant Properties of Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fruits: Exploiting a Potential Functional Food for Food Security on the Comoros Islands

Abstract

Comoros Union presents a considerable biodiversity of food resources that are neglected or still not valorised, as breadfruit. is study aimed to evaluating nutritional and nutraceutical traits of Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg by characterizing its main bioactive compounds, nutritional traits, and antioxidant properties in order to contribute to the development of traditional and innovative uses of this species as functional food (e.g., infant our). Bioactive compound composition, antioxidant properties, protein and sugar content, lipids, bre, and macro-and microelements were observed in these fruits after a speci c drying process. Breadfruit showed positive nutritional traits. e main identi ed phenolic groups were cinnamic acids (with a maximum of 51.88 ± 2.63 mg/100 g DW for chlorogenic acid) and tannins. e highest value of antioxidant activity was 6.40 ± 1.02 mmol·Fe 2+ / kg DW . is preliminary phytochemical investigation may provide a contribution to the identi cation and quanti cation of lead compounds responsible for traditional nutritional and therapeutic claims.

Castanea spp. Agrobiodiversity Conservation: Genotype Influence on Chemical and Sensorial Traits of Cultivars Grown on the Same Clonal Rootstock

“…Chromatographic separations were carried out on a Kinetex—C18 column (4.6 × 150 mm, 5 μm, Phenomenex, Torrance, CA, USA), and a SphereClone—NH 2 column (4.6 × 250 mm, 5 μm, Phenomenex, Torrance, CA, USA). Different chromatographic conditions were used to analyse the samples according to the methods described by other studies [ 37 , 38 ], with some modifications, and previously were validated for fresh and dried fruits, herbal medicines, and other food products. Identification and detection were performed with an UV—Vis Diode Array Detector by scanning from 190 to 600 nm.…”

Traditional and Unconventional Dried Fruit Snacks as a Source of Health-Promoting Compounds

“…Chromatographic separation was performed on a Kinetex C18 column (4.6 × 150 mm, 5 μm, Phenomenex, Torrance, CA, USA), and a SphereClone NH2 column (4.6 × 250 mm, 5 μm, Phenomenex, Torrance, CA, USA). Different chromatographic conditions were utilsed to analyse dried fruit snacks according to the methods described and previously validated by Donno et al [22] and Soifoini et al [23], with some modifications.…”

Assessing Nutritional Traits and Phytochemical Composition of Artisan Jams Produced in Comoros Islands: Using Indigenous Fruits with High Health-Impact as an Example of Biodiversity Integration and Food Security in Rural Development

“…Chromatographic analysis was carried out using an Agilent 1200 high-performance liquid chromatograph coupled to an Agilent UV-Vis diode array detector (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA), based on HPLC methods previously validated for fresh fruits, herbal medicines and other food products [ 2 , 69 ].Composition of solvents, used gradient elution conditions and UV-Vis wavelengths were listed and described in Table 5 , while calibration parameters for all the used analytical standards were reported in Table 6 [ 70 ].…”

“…In the Comoros Union, as in all the developing countries, malnutrition and food insecurity are the main challenges: in particular energy, malnutrition in children and micronutrient deficiencies (e.g., vitamin deficiency and nutritional anaemias), are important public health issues influencing productivity, maternal/infant health and intellectual development. The improvement of productivity and post-harvest techniques is pivotal to increase Comorian smallholder farmers’ income in order to help fighting poverty and ensure a medium-high nutrition [ 2 ].…”