2015 volume 9 issue 4 #58 , DOI: 10.17306/J.NPT.2015.4.58
Health benefits of mangosteen
Summary.
Garcinia mangostana is evergreen tree growing mainly in Asian countries. It is also cultivated in South America and Australia, and exported to Japan, China and European countries. Mangosteen is low calorie fruit, rich in many minerals, vitamins and antioxidants of which the most important are polyphenols and xanthones. Number of studies has demonstrated that mangosteen has many health-promoting properties, especially: antimicrobial, anti-cancer, lipid-lowering and immunostimulatory. Bioactive compounds present in fruit and rind of the mangosteen have a strong antioxidant activity and they are capable of free radicals scavenging.
Key words: mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana, bioactive compounds, health-promoting properties, antioxidant potential
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For citation:
| MLA | Kulczyński, Bartosz, et al. "Właściwości prozdrowotne mangostanu." Nauka Przyr. Technol. 9.4 (2015): #58. https://doi.org/10.17306/J.NPT.2015.4.58 |
| APA | Bartosz Kulczyński, Anna Gramza-Michałowska, Andrzej Sidor (2015). Właściwości prozdrowotne mangostanu. Nauka Przyr. Technol. 9 (4), #58 https://doi.org/10.17306/J.NPT.2015.4.58 |
| ISO 690 | KULCZYńSKI, Bartosz, GRAMZA-MICHAłOWSKA, Anna, SIDOR, Andrzej. Właściwości prozdrowotne mangostanu. Nauka Przyr. Technol., 2015, 9.4: #58. https://doi.org/10.17306/J.NPT.2015.4.58 |
Corresponding address:
Bartosz Kulczyński
Katedra Technologii Żywienia Człowieka
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
ul. Wojska Polskiego 31/33
60-624 Poznań
Poland
e-mail: bartosz.kulczynski@up. poznan.pl
Bartosz Kulczyński
Katedra Technologii Żywienia Człowieka
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
ul. Wojska Polskiego 31/33
60-624 Poznań
Poland
e-mail: bartosz.kulczynski@up. poznan.pl
Accepted for print: 10.08.2015