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Fruit-vegetable based products are essential for infants as they widely used the first complementary solid foods. This study aimed to investigate the physicochemical properties, the antioxidant capacities, total phenolic content, and bioaccessibility of 24 different commercially fruit-vegetable based complementary foods. To determination of bioaccessibility, samples were processed by an in vitro digestive enzymatic extraction that mimics the conditions in the gastrointestinal tract. Total polyphenol content was analyzed using Folin–Ciocalteu assay, and antioxidant capacities were assessed by CUPRAC and ABTS methods. The total phenol content of the samples ranges from 892.21 to 1729.13 mg GAE mg/100 g. While the antioxidant capacity of the samples averages 256.26 µmol TE mg/100 g according to the ABTS method, they were found 2417.79 µmol TE mg/100 g for CUPRAC method. Also, the bioaccessibility of total phenol content determined 62.72–98.48% of all samples. As a result, antioxidant properties and bioaccessibility of the samples were changed according to the sample content and chemical composition. The use of fruit or fruit juice in the preparation of commercial baby food has improved antioxidant capacity and bioaccessibility, thus increasing the beneficial health effect and nutraceutical properties of the baby meal.
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The authors would like to thank the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for financial support this research project (Project No: 115Z128). This study is a part of a master thesis of the first author and presenter at the III International Conference on Food Chemistry and Technology (FCT 2017), 2-4 November 2017, in Baltimore, USA.
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Usal, M., Sahan, Y. In vitro evaluation of the bioaccessibility of antioxidative properties in commercially baby foods. J Food Sci Technol 57, 3493–3501 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-020-04384-8
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