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Durazzo A, Astley S, Kapsokefalou M, Costa HS, Mantur-Vierendeel A, Pijls L, Bucchini L, Glibetić M, Presser K, Finglas P. Food Composition Data and Tools Online and Their Use in Research and Policy: EuroFIR AISBL Contribution in 2022. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14224788. [PMID: 36432474 PMCID: PMC9695158 DOI: 10.3390/nu14224788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Food, nutrition, and health are linked, and detailed knowledge of nutrient compositions and bioactive characteristics is needed to understand these relationships. Additionally, increasingly these data are required by database systems and applications. This communication aims to describe the contribution to databases and nutrition fields as well as the activities of EuroFIR AISBL; this member-based, non-profit association was founded to ensure sustained advocacy for food information in Europe and facilitate improved data quality, storage, and access as well as encouraging wider exploitation of food composition data for both research and commercial purposes. In addition to the description of its role and main objectives, a snapshot of EuroFIR AISBL's activities over the years is also given using a quantitative research literature analysis approach. The focus of this communication is to provide descriptions and updates of EuroFIR's online tools, i.e., FoodEXplorer, eBASIS, and PlantLIBRA, by highlighting the main uses and applications. Integrating food-related infrastructures and databases, following standardized and harmonized approaches, and considering interoperability and metrological principles are significant challenges. Ongoing activities and future plans of EuroFIR AISBL are highlighted, including, for instance, work within the Food Nutrition Security Cloud (FNS-Cloud) to make food, nutrition, and (food) security data more findable, accessible, interoperable, and ultimately reusable.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alessandra Durazzo
- CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (P.F.)
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- EuroFIR AISBL, Rue Washington 40, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Loekintofood, 3524 GG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11129 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich NR4 7UQ, UK
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (P.F.)
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Meleshko T, Rukavchuk R, Levchuk O, Boyko N. Personalized Nutrition for Microbiota Correction and Metabolism Restore in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2022; 1369:1-16. [PMID: 33634376 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2021_621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases in the world. Recent studies suggest a link between type 2 diabetes and microbiota, as well as the ability to treat and prevent it using personalized approaches to nutrition. In this work, we conducted clinical studies on the effects of a personalized diet on 56 female patients. Biochemical, physical, and immunological parameters were measured by standard methods on days 1 and 18 of the experiment. Gut and oral microbiota studies were performed in dynamics on days 1, 7, 11, and 18 using real-time polymerase chain reaction. With the help of the developed information system, a personalized diet was developed for each participant of the experiment. In the group of patients following personalized diets a statistically significant decreasing levels of glucose, thymol test, creatinine, very low-density lipoprotein, urea, secretory IgA, and tumour necrosis factor-α, and improvement in all physical parameters were observed. There was a statistically significant increase in uric acid, sodium, and magnesium. Statistically significant changes in gut microbiota were observed in Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli (lac+, lac-), Lactobacillus spp., and Candida spp. Such microorganisms of oral microbiota as E. faecalis, Lactobacillus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida spp. demonstrated statistically significant changes. All these changes indicate an improvement in the patients' condition in the experimental group compared to the control group. Our algorithm used for the development of personalized diets for patients with diabetes type 2 demonstrated clinical efficacy of its implementation.
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- Tamara Meleshko
- Research Development and Educational Centre of Molecular Microbiology and Mucosal Immunology, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine.,Department of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Dentistry, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine.,Ediens LLC, Uzhhorod, Ukraine
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- Research Development and Educational Centre of Molecular Microbiology and Mucosal Immunology, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine.
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- Research Development and Educational Centre of Molecular Microbiology and Mucosal Immunology, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine.,Department of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Dentistry, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine.,Ediens LLC, Uzhhorod, Ukraine
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Khalis M, Garcia-Larsen V, Charaka H, Sidi Deoula MM, El Kinany K, Benslimane A, Charbotel B, Soliman AS, Huybrechts I, Soliman GA, Slimani N, El Rhazi K. Update of the Moroccan food composition tables: Towards a more reliable tool for nutrition research. J Food Compost Anal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2019.103397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Durazzo A, Camilli E, D’Addezio L, Sette S, Marconi S, Piccinelli R, Le Donne C, Turrini A, Marletta L. Italian composite dishes: description and classification by LanguaL™ and FoodEx2. Eur Food Res Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-019-03341-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Durazzo A, Lucarini M, Santini A, Camilli E, Gabrielli P, Marconi S, Lisciani S, Aguzzi A, Gambelli L, Novellino E, Marletta L. Antioxidant Properties of Four Commonly Consumed Popular Italian Dishes. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24081543. [PMID: 31010111 PMCID: PMC6515013 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24081543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Four popular dishes belonging to Italian cuisine and widely consumed in the country were experimentally prepared in a dedicated lab-kitchen following a validated and standardized protocol. This study provides their antioxidant properties evaluating the contribution of extractable and non-extractable bioactive compounds, and identifying the assessment of interactions between their natural active compounds and the food matrix. Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) values in aqueous-organic extract ranged from the highest antioxidant activity in torta di mele (10.72 µmol/g d.m.) to that in besciamella (2.47 µmol/g d.m.); in residue, pasta alla carbonara reached the highest value (73.83 µmol/g d.m.) following by that in pasta alla amatriciana (68.64 µmol/g d.m.). Total polyphenol content (TPC) ranged in aqueous-organic extracts between 36.50 and 64.28 mg/100 g d.m. and in residue from 425.84 to 1747.35 mg/100 g d.m. Our findings may contribute to the updating of the Italian Food Composition Database, by providing for the first time a value for the antioxidant properties. This could contribute to encourage the consumption of recipes rich in key nutrients and bioactive molecules. This information is useful and important for determining the association between diet and a healthy status.
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- Alessandra Durazzo
- CREA Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy.
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- CREA Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- CREA Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy.
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- CREA Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy.
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- CREA Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy.
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- CREA Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy.
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- CREA Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy.
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- CREA Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- CREA Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy.
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Italian cuisine and its traditional recipes experience an ever-increasing popularity around the world. The “Integrated Approach” is the key to modern food research and the innovative challenge for analyzing and modeling agro-food systems in their totality. The present study aims at applying and evaluating Fourier Transformed Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy for the analysis of complex food matrices and food preparations. Nine traditional Italian recipes, including First courses, One-dish meals, Side courses, and Desserts, were selected and experimentally prepared. Prior to their analysis via FTIR spectroscopy, the samples were homogenized and lyophilized. The IR spectroscopic characterization and the assignment of the main bands was carried out. Numerous peaks, which correspond to functional groups and modes of vibration of the individual components, were highlighted. The spectra are affected by both the preparation procedures, the cooking methods, and the cooking time. The qualitative analysis of the major functional groups can serve as a basis for a discrimination of the products and the investigation of fraud. For this purpose, the FTIR spectra were evaluated using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Our results show how the utilization of vibrational spectroscopy combined with a well-established chemometric data analysis method represents a potentially powerful tool in research linked to the food sector and beyond. This study is a first step towards the development of new indicators of food quality.
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Kregiel D, Pawlikowska E, Antolak H. Urtica spp.: Ordinary Plants with Extraordinary Properties. Molecules 2018; 23:E1664. [PMID: 29987208 PMCID: PMC6100552 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23071664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Nettles (genus Urtica, family Urticaceae) are of considerable interest as preservatives in foods for both human and animal consumption. They have also been used for centuries in traditional medicine. This paper reviews the properties of nettles that make them suitable for wider applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Nettles contain a significant number of biologically-active compounds. For example, the leaves are rich sources of terpenoids, carotenoids and fatty acids, as well as of various essential amino acids, chlorophyll, vitamins, tannins, carbohydrates, sterols, polysaccharides, isolectins and minerals. Extracts from the aerial parts of nettles are rich sources of polyphenols, while the roots contain oleanol acid, sterols and steryl glycosides. Due to the variety of phytochemicals and their proportions they contain, nettles show noticeable activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. These properties make nettles suitable for a range of possible applications, including functional food, dietary supplements and pharmacological formulations. Despite these benefits, the nettle is still an underestimated plant source. This paper provides a unique overview of the latest research on nettle plants focusing on the possibilities for transforming a common weed into a commercial plant with a wide range of applications. Special attention is paid to the antimicrobial activity of the active compounds in nettles and to possible uses of these valuable plants in food and feed formulations.
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- Dorota Kregiel
- Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wolczanska, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.
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- Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wolczanska, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.
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- Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wolczanska, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.
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Albuquerque TG, Oliveira MBP, Costa HS. 25 years of European Union (EU) quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs across EU Member States. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2018; 98:2475-2489. [PMID: 29210465 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 11/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Consumers are increasingly turning their attention to the quality and origin of products that they consume. European Union (EU) quality schemes are associated with a label, which was introduced to allow consumers to perform an informed choice and to protect producers from unfair practices. This present study provides an overview of the last 25 years of EU quality schemes [Protected Designations of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (TSG)] on agricultural products and foodstuffs across the 28 EU Member States. According to the results, it was possible to conclude that Southern European countries have the highest number of registered products. The most used EU quality scheme is PGI, followed by PDO. Concerning the analysis of the evolution in the last 25 years, the number of registered products among EU Member States has increased significantly. The fruit, vegetables and cereals (fresh or processed) category is the one that accounts for the highest percentage (26.8%) of registered products, followed by cheeses and meat products (cooked, salted, smoked) categories, with 17.2% and 13.5%, respectively. Further investigations should address consumer preferences, knowledge and attitudes, especially Northern European countries with a lower number of registered products. Moreover, the investigation and registration of products should be encouraged among all EU Member States to allow the maintenance of important elements of the history, culture and heritage of the local areas, regions and countries. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Tânia G Albuquerque
- Department of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge, IP, Lisbon, Portugal
- REQUIMTE/Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge, IP, Lisbon, Portugal
- REQUIMTE/Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Food Composition Databases: Considerations about Complex Food Matrices. Foods 2018; 7:foods7010002. [PMID: 29301244 PMCID: PMC5789265 DOI: 10.3390/foods7010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Nowadays, many countries have their own national Food Composition Databases, whose continuous updating allows the inclusion of a large number of foods, reflecting the food habits of the population and the growing number of foods on the market in the best way possible. Therefore, particular attention should be directed to the study not only of individual foods or food components but also of the nutritional characteristics of dishes, meals and diets, as they are really consumed. Recently, a reviewed sensitivity in Europe towards the implementation of standardized procedures for generating reliable composition data for composite dishes has been carried out. Although direct chemical analysis is the most accurate method to determine food composition, the nutrient content of complex matrices and composite dishes is often calculated from the nutrient contents of the individual ingredients, considering the different thermal treatments and using some preparation factors. In this context, this paper aims to give an updated picture on Food Composition Databases; in particular, their application regarding complex matrices is examined together with the need to optimize their calculated nutritional values. Results obtained by this calculation should almost always be observed as approximations.
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Durazzo A, Lisciani S, Camilli E, Gabrielli P, Marconi S, Gambelli L, Aguzzi A, Lucarini M, Maiani G, Casale G, Marletta L. Nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of traditional Italian dishes. Food Chem 2017; 218:70-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.08.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Revised: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Traditional low-alcoholic and non-alcoholic fermented beverages consumed in European countries: a neglected food group. Nutr Res Rev 2017; 30:1-24. [PMID: 28115036 DOI: 10.1017/s0954422416000202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Fermented beverages hold a long tradition and contribution to the nutrition of many societies and cultures worldwide. Traditional fermentation has been empirically developed in ancient times as a process of raw food preservation and at the same time production of new foods with different sensorial characteristics, such as texture, flavour and aroma, as well as nutritional value. Low-alcoholic fermented beverages (LAFB) and non-alcoholic fermented beverages (NAFB) represent a subgroup of fermented beverages that have received rather little attention by consumers and scientists alike, especially with regard to their types and traditional uses in European societies. A literature review was undertaken and research articles, review papers and textbooks were searched in order to retrieve data regarding the dietary role, nutrient composition, health benefits and other relevant aspects of diverse ethnic LAFB and NAFB consumed by European populations. A variety of traditional LAFB and NAFB consumed in European regions, such as kefir, kvass, kombucha and hardaliye, are presented. Milk-based LAFB and NAFB are also available on the market, often characterised as 'functional' foods on the basis of their probiotic culture content. Future research should focus on elucidating the dietary role and nutritional value of traditional and 'functional' LAFB and NAFB, their potential health benefits and consumption trends in European countries. Such data will allow for LAFB and NAFB to be included in national food composition tables.
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Adhikari BM, Bajracharya A, Shrestha AK. Comparison of nutritional properties of Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) flour with wheat and barley flours. Food Sci Nutr 2016; 4:119-24. [PMID: 26788318 PMCID: PMC4708629 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Revised: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica. L) is a wild, unique herbaceous perennial flowering plant with Stinging hairs. It has a long history of use as a food sources as a soup or curries, and also used as a fiber as well as a medicinal herb. The current aim was to analyze the composition and bioactive compounds in Nepalese Stinging nettle. Chemical analysis showed the relatively higher level of crude protein (33.8%), crude fiber (9.1%), crude fat (3.6%), total ash (16.2%), carbohydrate (37.4%), and relatively lower energy value (307 kcal/100 g) as compared to wheat and barley flours. Analysis of nettle powder showed significantly higher level of bioactive compounds: phenolic compounds as 129 mg Gallic acid equivalent/g; carotenoid level 3497 μg/g; tannin 0.93 mg/100 g; anti-oxidant activity 66.3 DPPH inhibition (%), as compared to wheat and barley. This study further established that nettle plants as very good source of energy, proteins, high fiber, and a range of health benefitting bioactive compounds.
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- Bhaskar Mani Adhikari
- Department of Food TechnologyNational College of Food Science and TechnologyKathmanduNepal
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- Department of Food TechnologyNational College of Food Science and TechnologyKathmanduNepal
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- Nutrition and Food Science, School of Science and HealthHawkesbury Campus, University of Western SydneyPenrithNSW2751Australia
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Dilis V, Vasilopoulou E, Alexieva I, Boyko N, Bondrea A, Fedosov S, Hayran O, Jorjadze M, Karpenko D, Costa HS, Finglas P, Trichopoulou A. Definition and documentation of traditional foods of the Black Sea Area Countries: potential nutrition claims. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2013; 93:3473-3477. [PMID: 23712943 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nutrition and health claims are permitted in foods marketed in the European Union under Regulation 1924/2006. Quality products such as traditional foods might benefit from this act, as it can highlight their nutritional richness. In this study the nutritional content of 33 traditional foods from the Black Sea Area Countries was evaluated against the thresholds of the Regulation for nutrition claims. RESULTS Most of the foods were eligible to bear several nutrition claims, mostly related to their fat, sugar, fiber and sodium content. The average number of claims per traditional food was two, with a range between zero and nine. Overall, about 72 nutrition claims were potentially relevant for the 33 traditional foods studied. Foods linked with the most claims were nuts and seeds. CONCLUSION The inclusion of traditional foods under this standardized European scheme could be an efficient way to highlight their possible beneficial nutritional properties. The production and marketing of traditional foods could be of benefit to both the health of consumers and the economic viability of producers, especially small- and medium-size enterprises.
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Kroon PA, D'Antuono LF. Special issue: Traditional foods: from culture, ecology and diversity, to human health and potential for exploitation. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2013; 93:3403-3405. [PMID: 24129978 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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