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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Bioactive Compounds in Wild Asteraceae Edible Plants Consumed in the Mediterranean Diet
L FalascaSerena NiroLuciano CinquantaBruno PauraAlessandra FratianniAnnacristina D’agostinoAnnarita BufanoGianfranco Panfilisubject
0301 basic medicineLuteinAsteraceaeDiet MediterraneanAntioxidantsBioactive compounds03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound0404 agricultural biotechnologyNeoxanthinSonchusFood scienceCarotenoidchemistry.chemical_classification030109 nutrition & dieteticsbiologyWild edible plantsLutein04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesVitaminsbiology.organism_classificationbeta Carotene040401 food scienceCarotenoidsBioactive compoundTocolsZeaxanthinSonchus oleraceuschemistryChemistry (miscellaneous)Antioxidants; Bioactive compounds; Carotenoids; Tocols; Vitamins; Wild edible plantsXanthophyllPlants EdibleFood Sciencedescription
Three wild edible plant species belonging to the Asteraceae family, Crepis vesicaria L. (s.l.), Sonchus asper (L.) Hill s.l., and Sonchus oleraceus L., usually consumed in the Mediterranean diet, were tested for their nutritional composition and content of carotenoids, tocols, thiamine and riboflavin. Low amounts of thiamine and riboflavin were found. All species were sources of xanthophylls (violaxanthin, neoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin) and carotenes (α-carotene, β-carotene, 9-cis-β-carotene and 13-cis-β-carotene). Lutein accounted for the highest content (about 4 mg/100 g). They had good tocol amounts, in particular α-tocopherol (about 2–3 mg/100 g). Taking into account the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) established by the EU Regulation, the analyzed plants can be declared as a source of fiber, vitamin A and E. These data could be useful for database on the nutritional and bioactive compound profile of studied plants and can contribute in promoting their use in functional foods.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2020-01-01 |