Phenolic compounds have drawn increasing attention due to
their potent antioxidant properties and their marked effects in
the prevention of various oxidative stress associated diseases such
as cancer (Dai & Mumper, 2010). In this paper, six phenolic compounds
were identified and quantified in freeze-dried peel from
the tropical fruits studied (Table 3) (Fig. 1). From these, three were
hydroxycinnamic acids (ferulic, caffeic and sinapic); two were