Quantification of compounds with antioxidant claims on flowers

Abstract

The objective of this work was to quantify compounds with antioxidant claims in Passionflower,
Capuchin, Carnation, Hibiscus and Xanana flowers, in order to reduce the dependence of controlling
drugs and receptors of essential substances for human metabolism and increase the
interest of flower consumption. The experiment was conducted at the Biology Laboratory of the
Department of Agroecology of the Center of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CCAA) of
the State University of Paraíba - Campus II. There was a high content of vitamin C (78.00 mg.g-
1) and carotenoids (26.48 mg.g-1) in passion fruit flowers. In hibiscus, the highest concentrations
were anthocyanin (3.06 mg.g-1), flavonoids (3.45 mg.g-1) and betacyanin (98.11 mg.g-1).