who showed that the homogenates
prepared from the whole fruit exhibited an approximately 20-fold
higher antioxidant activity than the aril juice, while polyphenol
content increased only about 6.5-fold, suggesting that polyphenols
are not the only contributors to antioxidant activity, and other
phytochemicals, contained in the peels may also contribute. Also
Gil et al. (2000) proposed that the peels contain a high content of
bioactive compounds, which contribute