Determination of phenolic composition in ancestral grains for food use. Comparison of analytical methods and antioxidant activity

  • Magdalena M.ª Delcourt-garcía
    Universidad de Salamanca
  • María Teresa Escribano-Bailón
    Universidad de Salamanca
  • Montserrat Dueñas
    Universidad de Salamanca mduenas[at]usal.es

Abstract

The aim of this study was to quantify the total phenolic compounds of different ancestral grains such as two varieties of tef (Eragrostis tef) white and brown, buchwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) and spelta (Triticum spelta), using different spectrophotometric methods (Folin-Ciocalteu and Fast Blue BB) and to compare with the obtained results using high performance liquid chromatography coupled to diode array detector and mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-MS). Furthermore, antioxidant activity of the extracts from these samples has been compared using two different in vitro assays: ferric reducing power (FRAP) and the ability to scavenge the ABTS•+. The use of HPLC-DAD-MS allowed us to detect different groups of phenolic compounds: hydroxybenzoic and hydroxycinnamic derivatives, flavonols, flavones and flavanols. Flavones derivatives were the most abundant in spelta, white and brown teff. However, buckwheat presented the highest in flavanols (64 %). The phenolic compounds quantification carried out by HPLC-DAD-MS could be more appropriate than the obtained results using spectrophotometric methods. Regarding the antioxidant activity, the buckwheat seeds showed the highest value, which could be related to the highest phenolic content.
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M.ª Delcourt-garcía, M., Escribano-Bailón, M. T., & Dueñas, M. (2020). Determination of phenolic composition in ancestral grains for food use. Comparison of analytical methods and antioxidant activity. FarmaJournal, 5(2), 27–41. https://doi.org/10.14201/fj2020522741

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Author Biographies

Magdalena M.ª Delcourt-garcía

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Universidad de Salamanca
Grupo de Investigación en Polifenoles. Departamento Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de Salamanca. España

María Teresa Escribano-Bailón

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Universidad de Salamanca
Grupo de Investigación en Polifenoles. Departamento Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de Salamanca. España

Montserrat Dueñas

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Universidad de Salamanca
Grupo de Investigación en Polifenoles. Departamento Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de Salamanca. España
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