date:Apr 09, 2013
The antioxidant and cytotoxic activities and the polyphenolic and anthocyanin contents of tomato hybrid powders were studied.
Tomato powders were obtained, starting from the fresh fruits that had undergone an industrial process of drying and pulverization at two different temperatures. Antioxidant activities were evaluated in different extracts by using spectrophotometric assays: 2,2-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid and N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride cation rad