Carotenoids of Capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes

Pepper of the Capsicum species is a common ingredient in various food preparations by different cultures worldwide. The Capsicum is recognised by its five main domesticated species, namely Capsicum annuum, C. baccatum, C. chinense, C. frutescens and C. pubescens. The genetic diversity in Capsicum of...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Yusof, Nurul Asyiqin, Yahaya, Amirah Fareeza, Mohd Rozali, Nurul Nasyitah, Othman, Rashidi
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Language:	English English
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Subjects:	RS403 Materia Medica-Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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spelling	iium-753952020-02-17T08:32:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75395/ Carotenoids of Capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes Mohd Hassan, Norazian Yusof, Nurul Asyiqin Yahaya, Amirah Fareeza Mohd Rozali, Nurul Nasyitah Othman, Rashidi RS403 Materia Medica-Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pepper of the Capsicum species is a common ingredient in various food preparations by different cultures worldwide. The Capsicum is recognised by its five main domesticated species, namely Capsicum annuum, C. baccatum, C. chinense, C. frutescens and C. pubescens. The genetic diversity in Capsicum offers fruits in wide ranges of morphology and carotenoid profile. Carotenoids enhance the value of pepper from a nutritional standpoint, despite being commonly prized for the pharmacologically active pungent capsaicinoids. Carotenoids of pepper comprise mainly of the unique, powerful and highly stable capsanthin and capsoroubin, together with β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, antheraxanthin and violaxanthin. These carotenoids are present at diverse profile and varying levels, biosynthetically connected to the fruit maturity stages. This review describes the health-promoting functional attributes of the carotenoids that are mainly associated with their excellent role as lipophilic antioxidants. Capsicum as a great source of carotenoids is discussed in the aspects of main domesticated species, biosynthesis, pigment profile, antioxidant activity and safety. Findings from a number of in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies provided appreciable evidence on the protective effects of pepper’s carotenoids against degenerative diseases. Hence, pepper with its functional carotenoids might be recommended in health-promoting and disease preventing strategies. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2019-10-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://irep.iium.edu.my/75395/1/antioxidants-08-00469-v3.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75395/7/75395_Carotenoids%20of%20capsicum%20fruits-%20Pigment%20profile%20and%20health-promoting%20functional%20attributes_Scopus.pdf Mohd Hassan, Norazian and Yusof, Nurul Asyiqin and Yahaya, Amirah Fareeza and Mohd Rozali, Nurul Nasyitah and Othman, Rashidi (2019) Carotenoids of Capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes. Antioxidants, 8 (10). pp. 1-25. ISSN 2076-3921 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/8/10/469/pdf 10.3390/antiox8100469
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spellingShingle	RS403 Materia Medica-Pharmaceutical Chemistry Mohd Hassan, Norazian Yusof, Nurul Asyiqin Yahaya, Amirah Fareeza Mohd Rozali, Nurul Nasyitah Othman, Rashidi Carotenoids of Capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes
description	Pepper of the Capsicum species is a common ingredient in various food preparations by different cultures worldwide. The Capsicum is recognised by its five main domesticated species, namely Capsicum annuum, C. baccatum, C. chinense, C. frutescens and C. pubescens. The genetic diversity in Capsicum offers fruits in wide ranges of morphology and carotenoid profile. Carotenoids enhance the value of pepper from a nutritional standpoint, despite being commonly prized for the pharmacologically active pungent capsaicinoids. Carotenoids of pepper comprise mainly of the unique, powerful and highly stable capsanthin and capsoroubin, together with β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, antheraxanthin and violaxanthin. These carotenoids are present at diverse profile and varying levels, biosynthetically connected to the fruit maturity stages. This review describes the health-promoting functional attributes of the carotenoids that are mainly associated with their excellent role as lipophilic antioxidants. Capsicum as a great source of carotenoids is discussed in the aspects of main domesticated species, biosynthesis, pigment profile, antioxidant activity and safety. Findings from a number of in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies provided appreciable evidence on the protective effects of pepper’s carotenoids against degenerative diseases. Hence, pepper with its functional carotenoids might be recommended in health-promoting and disease preventing strategies.
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author	Mohd Hassan, Norazian Yusof, Nurul Asyiqin Yahaya, Amirah Fareeza Mohd Rozali, Nurul Nasyitah Othman, Rashidi
author_facet	Mohd Hassan, Norazian Yusof, Nurul Asyiqin Yahaya, Amirah Fareeza Mohd Rozali, Nurul Nasyitah Othman, Rashidi
author_sort	Mohd Hassan, Norazian
title	Carotenoids of Capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes
title_short	Carotenoids of Capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes
title_full	Carotenoids of Capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes
title_fullStr	Carotenoids of Capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes
title_full_unstemmed	Carotenoids of Capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes
title_sort	carotenoids of capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes
publisher	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
publishDate	2019
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Carotenoids of Capsicum fruits: pigment profile and health-promoting functional-attributes

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