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has been carried out by HPLC-MS/MS. The results showed that the phenolic contents and
antioxidant capacity varied with the nature of extracts and the ripening stage. The 70% aqueous
acetone and the ethyl acetate extracts contained the highest phenolic and flavonoid contents,
and subsequently showed a pronounced scavenging activity on DPPH and hydrogen peroxide at
unripe and ripe stages. The HPLC-MS/MS allowed the identification of five free phenolic acids
(gallic, syringic, cinnamic, p-coumaric and ellagic acid for the first time) and five flavonoids
(apigenin, naringenin, kaempferol, quercetin rhamnoside and myricetin rhamnoside) at both
ripening stages.
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