Introduction:

The Punica granatum pomegranate is native to South Asia and is highly appreciated for its flavor and phytochemical compounds that confer health benefits.

Objective:

Determine the biological potential of dehydrated arils, jam and concentrated juice made with the Wonderful, Apaseo and Tecozautla varieties.

Materials and methods:

The variables evaluated were: Total soluble solids (TSS, °Brix), pH, Total Phenol Content (TPC, mg /Gallic Acid Equivalents (GAE)/100g or ml), and Antioxidant Capacity (AC, milli Molar Trolox Equivalents (mMTE)/100 g or ml) and content of total anthocyanin (TAC, Cyanidin 3-Glucoside Equivalent (ECn3G) mg/100ml).

Results:

The results show that the dehydrated arils were those that presented the highest TPC (1386.09 mg/GAE/100g) and highest AC (220.12 mMTE/100g); However, the concentrated juice showed the highest content of total anthocyanin’s (34.97 ECn3G mg/100ml). Regarding varieties, the Wonderful variety presented higher TPC, AC and TAC with 1248.86 mg/GAE/100 g, 175.07 mMTE/100 g and 41.91 ECn3G mg /100ml, respectively. The concentrated juice had higher amounts of biofunctional compounds than the natural juice.

Conclusions:

In the dehydrated arils and concentrated juices, the biofunctional compounds increased compared to the arils and natural juice. The Wonderful variety showed a higher content of biofunctional compounds and antioxidant capacity.