Nutritional Evaluation of Non-Conventional Vegetables in Brazil
Document title: Nutritional Evaluation of Non-Conventional Vegetables in Brazil
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000420292
ISSN: 0001-3765
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Agricultura, Lavras, Minas Gerais. Brasil
2Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciencias Sociais, Juazeiro, Bahia. Brasil
Year:
Season: Jun
Volumen: 90
Number: 2
Pages: 1775-1787
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico
English abstract The objective of this study was to characterize the nutritional compounds of interest present in vegetables known as non-conventional, in Brazil. The following evaluations were carried out: antioxidant activity, phenolic compounds, vitamin C, calories, carbohydrates, humidity, lipids, proteins, fiber, acidity and quantification of minerals (P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn and B). The species studied were Amaranthus hybridus L., Amaranthus viridis L., Basella alba L., Eryngium campestre L., Hibiscus sabdariffa L., Lactuca canadensis L., Rumex acetosa L., Stachys byzantina K. Koch, Tropaeolum majus L. and Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Representative samples of plant structures of interest were harvested from each species suitable for human consumption such as leaves, flowers and flower buds. The results were submitted to multivariate analysis - principal components analysis (PCA). All the species present nutritional compounds of interest in different levels among the evaluated structures
Disciplines: Química,
Medicina
Keyword: Bioquímica,
Química de alimentos,
Salud pública,
Compuestos bioactivos,
Seguridad alimentaria,
Alimentos nutracéuticos,
Hortalizas
Keyword: Biochemistry,
Food chemistry,
Public health,
Bioactive compounds,
Food safety,
Nutraceutical food,
Vegetables
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