International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)
  Year: 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 22-26
Total Phenolic, Flavonoids and Ascorbic Acid contents in Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) Fruit Pulp Extracts from Different locations in Sudan
Salma Elzen Ibraheem, Yousif Mohamed Ahmed Idris, Salma Elghali Mustafa , Baraka Mohamed Kabeir Baraka

Abstract:
This study aimed to determine phenolics, flavonoids and ascorbic acid contents of Sudanese baobab fruit pulp. Baobab fruit (Adansonia digitata.L) samples were collected from four locations in Sudan (El Obeid, Um Ruwaba , Niyala and Damazin). Aqueous, aqueous ethanol and aqueous methanol were used for extracts. Dichlorophenol Indophenol reagent was using of Ascorbic acid content. There were significant differences in total phenolic and flavonoids contents between the different extracts from different locations in Sudan. Total phenolics were ranged from 15.50 to 99.66 mg GA/g of gallic acid equivalent (GAE) /g. Flavonoids were ranged from 1.03 to 21.53 mg of catechin (CA/g). Ascorbic acid content was 372.52, 355.97, 354.13and 345.82 mg/100g for Damazin, El Obeid, Umm Ruwaba and Niyala samples, respectively. These results indicated that baobab fruit is rich in natural antioxidants and could be used as functional foods ingredient and food supplementation.