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This study was carried out to compare the antioxidant and nutritional properties of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) sap with other natural sources of sugar such as sugar palm (Borassus flabellifer) and sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.). Coconut sap and juice from sugar palm and sugarcane were analyzed for proximate composition, pH and total soluble solid (TSS), color, sugar profile, vitamin profile, antioxidant properties (total phenolic contents, DPPH, FRAP, and ABTS), and mineral content. The results indicated that coconut sap possesses high DPPH (23.42%), FRAP (2.09 mM/ml), and ABTS (21.85%) compared with the juices. Coconut sap also had high vitamin C (116.19 µg/ml) and ash (0.27%) contents, especially in potassium (960.87 mg/L) and sodium (183.21 mg/L) which also indicating high content of minerals. These properties showed that coconut sap could be served as a potential healthier sugar source compared with sugar palm and sugarcane juices.

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Coconut (<em>Cocos nucifera</em> L.) sap as a potential source of sugar: Antioxidant and nutritional properties

^{Department of Farm Machinery and Power, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan,}

^{Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang Malaysia,}

^{Laboratory of Halal Services, Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang Malaysia,}

^{Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang Malaysia,}

Yus Aniza Yusof, Email: ym.ude.mpu@azina.suy.

^{Corresponding author.}

^{Correspondence}
Yus Aniza Yusof, Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, 43400 UPM Selangor, Malaysia.
Email: ym.ude.mpu@azina.suy,

Received 2019 Apr 9; Revised 2019 Jul 13; Accepted 2019 Jul 24.

This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Asghar MT, Yusof YA, Mokhtar MN, et al. Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) sap as a potential source of sugar: Antioxidant and nutritional properties. Food Sci Nutr. 2020;8:1777–1787. 10.1002/fsn3.1191 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

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