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Jorge G. Figueroa
Researcher at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
Publications - 15
Citations - 793
Jorge G. Figueroa is an academic researcher from Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chemistry & ABTS. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 12 publications receiving 561 citations. Previous affiliations of Jorge G. Figueroa include University of Granada.
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Chemical, technological and in vitro antioxidant properties of mango, guava, pineapple and passion fruit dietary fibre concentrate.
Ruth Martínez,Paulina Torres,Miguel Angel Meneses,Jorge G. Figueroa,José Ángel Pérez-Álvarez,Manuel Viuda-Martos +5 more
TL;DR: Exotic fruit fibres obtained as co-products in the process to obtain juice may be considered a good source of natural compounds with significant antioxidant activity and a good correlation between total phenol content and antioxidant capacity.
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Chemical, technological and in vitro antioxidant properties of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) co-products
Ruth Martínez,P. M. Torres,Miguel Angel Meneses,Jorge G. Figueroa,José Ángel Pérez-Álvarez,Manuel Viuda-Martos +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors determined the chemical, technological and in vitro antioxidant properties of cocoa co-products such as cocoa pod husks, cocoa bean shell and cocoa mucilage to determine the potential used as a dietary fiber source for food enrichment.
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Comprehensive characterization of phenolic and other polar compounds in the seed and seed coat of avocado by HPLC-DAD-ESI-QTOF-MS.
TL;DR: It is pointed out that avocado seed and seed coat constitute a source of bioactive ingredients for its use in the food, cosmetic or pharmaceutical sector.
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Comprehensive identification of bioactive compounds of avocado peel by liquid chromatography coupled to ultra-high-definition accurate-mass Q-TOF.
TL;DR: The results confirm the potential of avocado peel as a source of bioactive ingredients for its use in the food, cosmetic or pharmaceutical sector and identify thirty-five compounds for the first time in avocado peel.
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Diversity for chemical composition in a collection of different varietal types of tree tomato (Solanum betaceum Cav.), an Andean exotic fruit
Pablo G. Acosta-Quezada,María D. Raigón,Tania Riofrío-Cuenca,María D. García-Martínez,Mariola Plazas,Juan I. Burneo,Jorge G. Figueroa,Santiago Vilanova,Jaime Prohens +8 more
TL;DR: It was found that sucrose and citric acid were the most important soluble sugar and organic acid, respectively, in tree tomato, and that tree tomato is a good source of K, Mg, and Cu.