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Łozowicka B, Kaczyński P, Iwaniuk P, Rutkowska E, Socha K, Orywal K, Farhan JA, Perkowski M. Nutritional compounds and risk assessment of mycotoxins in ecological and conventional nuts. Food Chem 2024; 458:140222. [PMID: 39002506 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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This comprehensive study aimed to determine the level of nutritional compounds (20 amino acids, 11 phenolic acids, and 8 vitamins) and hazard compounds (14 mycotoxins) in ten types of conventional and ecological nuts from 25 countries. Moreover, chronic and acute toxicological risk assessment of mycotoxins was performed. Examined constituents were determined using LC-MS/MS. Ecological pine nuts showed the highest level of amino acids (233.87 g kg-1) compared to conventional (207 g kg-1), pecans-phenolic acids (816.6 mg kg-1 in ecological and 761 mg kg-1 in conventional), while pistachios-vitamins (3471.4 mg kg-1 in ecological and 3098.4 mg kg-1 in conventional). Increased concentration of mycotoxins was determined in conventional peanuts (54 μg kg-1) and walnuts (49.9 μg kg-1). Children were the most exposed population to acute intoxication with HT-2 toxin in conventional pistachios (20.66% ARfD). The results confirmed the nutritional importance of ecological nuts and emphasized the need for continuous screening of mycotoxins.
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- Bożena Łozowicka
- Institute of Plant Protection - National Research Institute, Chełmońskiego 22 St., 15-195 Białystok, Poland
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- Institute of Plant Protection - National Research Institute, Chełmońskiego 22 St., 15-195 Białystok, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Protection - National Research Institute, Chełmońskiego 22 St., 15-195 Białystok, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Protection - National Research Institute, Chełmońskiego 22 St., 15-195 Białystok, Poland
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- Medical University of Białystok, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Bromatology, Mickiewicza 2D St., 15-222 Białystok, Poland
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- Medical University of Białystok, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Biochemical Diagnostics, Waszyngtona 15A St., 15-269 Białystok, Poland
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- University of Białystok, Faculty of Law, Department of Public International Law and European Law, Mickiewicza 1 St., 15-213 Białystok, Poland
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- University of Białystok, Faculty of Law, Department of Public International Law and European Law, Mickiewicza 1 St., 15-213 Białystok, Poland
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Munné-Bosch S, Bermejo NF. Fruit quality in organic and conventional farming: advantages and limitations. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024:S1360-1385(24)00028-1. [PMID: 38402015 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Fruit quality is essential for nutrition and human health and needs urgent attention in current agricultural practices. Organic farming is not as productive as conventional agriculture, but it can provide higher quality in some fruit crops, thanks to the absence of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, enhanced pollination, and the reduction of protection treatments, hence boosting antioxidant compound production. Although organic farming does not always provide healthier food than conventional farming, some lessons from organic farming can be extrapolated to new sustainable production models. Exploiting natural resources and an adequate knowledge transfer will undoubtedly help improve the quality of climacteric and nonclimacteric fruits in new agricultural systems.
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- Sergi Munné-Bosch
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Research Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Research Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Flores-Félix JD, Gonçalves AC, Meirinho S, Nunes AR, Alves G, Garcia-Viguera C, Moreno DA, Silva LR. Differential response of blueberry to the application of bacterial inoculants to improve yield, organoleptic qualities and concentration of bioactive compounds. Microbiol Res 2024; 278:127544. [PMID: 37988818 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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The application of bacterial biofortifiers is an increasingly common technique. In recent years, some strains have been shown to improve the nutraceutical qualities of crops. This work analyses the impact of biofortification with 3 bacterial strains of the genera Rhizobium, Paenibacillus and Lactiplantibacillus on the nutritional characteristics and organic composition of blueberry in Portugal. Paenibacillus sp. VMFR46 treatment showed increase of 71.36 % and 79.88 % in total production. Biofortified treatments were able to increase Brix degree, maturity index (up to 48.05 % for cv. Legacy and up to 26.04 % for cv. Duke) and CIEL*a*b* index respect to uninoculated control. In this way, (poly)phenolic compounds concentration increased in biofortified treatment, and their (poly)phenolic profile was modified, some compounds such as myricetin aglycone or myricetin derivative are exclusive of the fruits from biofortified plants, with increases in (poly)phenolic concentrations related with R. laguerreae PEPV16 or Paenibacillus sp. VMFR46 inoculation in cv. Legacy. These modifications resulted in the improvement of the nutraceutical characteristics of the fruits obtained.
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- José David Flores-Félix
- Microbiology and Genetics Department, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; CIBIT - Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; CNC - Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Faculty of Medicine, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica y Alimentos Saludables (LabFAS), CEBAS, CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo -25, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica y Alimentos Saludables (LabFAS), CEBAS, CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo -25, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; CPIRN-UDI/IPG - Centro de Potencial e Inovação em Recursos Naturais, Unidade de Investigação para o Desenvolvimento do Interior do Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Guarda, Portugal; University of Coimbra, CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua, Sílvio Lima, Pólo II - Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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Sánchez-Bravo P, Martínez-Tomé J, Hernández F, Sendra E, Noguera-Artiaga L. Conventional vs. Organic: Evaluation of Nutritional, Functional and Sensory Quality of Citrus limon. Foods 2023; 12:4304. [PMID: 38231768 DOI: 10.3390/foods12234304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Organic farming is growing rapidly worldwide since it is perceived as more respectful of the environment than conventional farming. In this sense, organic agriculture is highly appreciated by consumers since consumers around the world believe that organic food has a higher content of beneficial compounds for health and consider it of higher quality. For that reason, the objective of this research was to evaluate the nutritional, sensorial, and functional quality of the 'Fino 49' lemon grafted on Citrus macrophylla in conventional and organic cultivation. Fatty acids, amino acids, total phenol, and polyphenols were quantified, antioxidant activity was measured, and sensory descriptive analysis was performed. Conventional farming led to an increase in amino acid content (641 mg L-1) and an increase in polyunsaturated fatty acids (254 mg 100 g-1) and monounsaturated fatty acids (37.61 mg 100 g-1). On the other hand, organically produced lemon fruits had better sensory profile (highlighting overall aroma (6.5), lemon odor (6.8), sourness (5.8), floral (0.6), and fresh lemon flavor (9.8)), and lower thrombogenicity index (0.15). The type of cultivation (organic and conventional) had no influence on the antioxidant activity (~1.60, ~3.08, and ~4.16 mmol Trolox L-1 for ABTS+, DPPH•, and FRAP, respectively) and polyphenols content (85.51 and 86.69 conventional and organic, respectively). However, to establish the advantages and disadvantages of different types of cultivation on lemon quality more studies are needed.
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- Paola Sánchez-Bravo
- Research Group "Food Quality and Safety", Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO), Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Carretera de Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Microbiology, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO), Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Carretera de Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Microbiology, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO), Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Carretera de Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain
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- Research Group "Food Quality and Safety", Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO), Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Carretera de Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain
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- Research Group "Food Quality and Safety", Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO), Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Carretera de Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain
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Saati-Santamaría Z, Vicentefranqueira R, Kolařik M, Rivas R, García-Fraile P. Microbiome specificity and fluxes between two distant plant taxa in Iberian forests. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME 2023; 18:64. [PMID: 37481564 PMCID: PMC10363313 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-023-00520-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant-associated microbial communities play important roles in host nutrition, development and defence. In particular, the microbes living within internal plant tissues can affect plant metabolism in a more intimate way. Understanding the factors that shape plant microbial composition and discovering enriched microbes within endophytic compartments would thus be valuable to gain knowledge on potential plant-microbial coevolutions. However, these interactions are usually studied through reductionist approaches (in vitro models or crop controlled systems). Here, we investigate these ecological factors in wild forest niches using proximally located plants from two distant taxa (blueberry and blackberry) as a model. RESULTS Although the microbial communities were quite similar in both plants, we found that sampling site had a high influence on them; specifically, its impact on the rhizosphere communities was higher than that on the roots. Plant species and sample type (root vs. rhizosphere) affected the bacterial communities more than the fungal communities. For instance, Xanthobacteraceae and Helotiales taxa were more enriched in roots, while the abundance of Gemmatimonadetes was higher in rhizospheres. Acidobacteria abundance within the endosphere of blueberry was similar to that in soil. Several taxa were significantly associated with either blackberry or blueberry samples regardless of the sampling site. For instance, we found a significant endospheric enrichment of Nevskia in blueberry and of Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Steroidobacter in blackberry. CONCLUSIONS There are selective enrichment and exclusion processes in the roots of plants that shapes a differential composition between plant species and sample types (root endosphere-rhizosphere). The special enrichment of some microbial taxa in each plant species might suggest the presence of ancient selection and/or speciation processes and might imply specific symbiosis. The selection of fungi by the host is more pronounced when considering the fungal trait rather than the taxonomy. This work helps to understand plant-microbial interactions in natural ecosystems and the microbiome features of plants.
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- Zaki Saati-Santamaría
- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain.
- Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), Villamayor, 37185, Salamanca, Spain.
- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
- Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), Villamayor, 37185, Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
- Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), Villamayor, 37185, Salamanca, Spain
- Associated Research Unit of Plant-Microorganism Interaction, USAL-CSIC (IRNASA), 37008, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
- Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), Villamayor, 37185, Salamanca, Spain
- Associated Research Unit of Plant-Microorganism Interaction, USAL-CSIC (IRNASA), 37008, Salamanca, Spain
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Sanchez-Ballesta MT, Marti-Anders C, Álvarez MD, Escribano MI, Merodio C, Romero I. Are the Blueberries We Buy Good Quality? Comparative Study of Berries Purchased from Different Outlets. Foods 2023; 12:2621. [PMID: 37444359 DOI: 10.3390/foods12132621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) are becoming increasingly popular for their nutritional and health benefits, and their economic value is therefore increasing. The loss of quality that can occur due to softening and fungal attack is an important consideration when marketing blueberries. Despite the added value of blueberries, no studies have been carried out on how the fruit arrives at the outlets just before purchase by the consumer in terms of firmness, physico-chemical parameters, phenolic compounds, and fungal growth. The aim of this work has been, therefore, to investigate possible differences in quality parameters between blueberries purchased from ten different outlets, regardless of the supplier. The results showed that all the samples were of acceptable quality, although they all had a low maturity index at the point of sale. None of the samples studied showed clear signs of fungal decay at the time of purchase, although we were able to grow and identify some pathogen specimens after cultivation. In terms of total phenolic and anthocyanin content, as well as antioxidant activity, all the samples showed low values, possibly due to their postharvest storage, but they were within the expected range for this fruit. On the other hand, differences in the measured parameters were observed between samples of the same cultivar while no differences were found between conventionally and organically grown blueberries. This suggests that preharvest (such as edaphoclimatic conditions, agricultural practices, and cultivars) and postharvest factors (such as treatments used, storage, and transport temperatures) could influence the berry quality when they reach the consumer.
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- M Teresa Sanchez-Ballesta
- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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Krishna P, Pandey G, Thomas R, Parks S. Improving Blueberry Fruit Nutritional Quality through Physiological and Genetic Interventions: A Review of Current Research and Future Directions. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12040810. [PMID: 37107184 PMCID: PMC10135188 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12040810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Blueberry, hailed as an antioxidant superfood, is the fruit of small shrubs in the genus Vaccinium (family Ericaceae). The fruits are a rich source of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants such as flavonoids and phenolic acids. The antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities derived from the polyphenolic compounds, particularly from the abundantly present anthocyanin pigment, have been highlighted as the major contributing factor to the health-benefitting properties of blueberry. In recent years, blueberry cultivation under polytunnels has expanded, with plastic covers designed to offer protection of crop and fruit yield from suboptimal environmental conditions and birds. An important consideration is that the covers reduce photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and filter out ultraviolet (UV) radiation that is critical for the fruit’s bioactive composition. Blueberry fruits grown under covers have been reported to have reduced antioxidant capacity as compared to fruits from open fields. In addition to light, abiotic stresses such as salinity, water deficit, and low temperature trigger accumulation of antioxidants. We highlight in this review how interventions such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), photo-selective films, and exposure of plants to mild stresses, alongside developing new varieties with desired traits, could be used to optimise the nutritional quality, particularly the content of polyphenols, of blueberry grown under covers.
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Lachowicz-Wiśniewska S, Pratap-Singh A, Kapusta I, Kruszyńska A, Rapak A, Ochmian I, Cebulak T, Żukiewicz-Sobczak W, Rubiński P. Flowers and Leaves Extracts of Stachys palustris L. Exhibit Stronger Anti-Proliferative, Antioxidant, Anti-Diabetic, and Anti-Obesity Potencies than Stems and Roots Due to More Phenolic Compounds as Revealed by UPLC-PDA-ESI-TQD-MS/MS. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15070785. [PMID: 35890084 PMCID: PMC9317270 DOI: 10.3390/ph15070785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The present work aims to assess the biological potential of polyphenolic compounds in different parts (flowers, leaves, stems, and roots) of Stachys palustris L. Towards secondary metabolites profile, 89 polyphenolic compounds (PCs) were identified by UPLC-PDA-ESI-TQD-MS/MS, with a total average content of 6089 mg/100 g of dry matter (d.m.). In terms of biological activity, antioxidant activity (radical activity, reducing power), digestive enzyme inhibitory (α-glucosidase, α-amylase, pancreatic lipase) effect, and antiproliferative activity (inhibition of cell viability and induction of apoptosis in different human cancer cell lines) were explored. Leaves, flowers, stems, and roots of S. palustris L. have not been studied in this regard until now. Vescalagin and cocciferin d2, isoverbascoside (verbascoside), luteolin 6-C-glucoside, luteolin 6-C-galactoside, apigenin 6-C-glucoside, (−)-epicatechin, ellagic acid, and malvidin 3-O-diglucoside were detected as main ingredients in the studied parts. Methanolic extract of S. palustris L. leaves and flowers revealed the highest amount of PCs with the strongest antiradical (18.5 and 15.6 mmol Trolox equivalent (TE)/g d.m., respectively) and reducing power effects (7.3 and 5.6 mmol TE/g d.m.). Leaf extracts exhibited better α-amylase and pancreatic lipase inhibition effects, while flower extracts exhibited better α-glucosidase inhibition effect. Regarding antiproliferative activity, extracts of the leaves and flowers significantly reduced cell viability and induced a high level of apoptosis in human lung, pancreatic, bladder, and colon cancer cell lines, as well as in human acute myeloid leukemia; whereas the extracts from stems and roots revealed the weaker effects. The results of this work showed anti-proliferative and potentially anti-diabetic, anti-obesity properties of S. palustris L., especially for flowers and leaves, which may have wide potential applications in the functional food, special food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics industries, and/or in medicine.
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- Sabina Lachowicz-Wiśniewska
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Calisia University, 4 Nowy Świat Street, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland; (W.Ż.-S.); (P.R.)
- Department of Horticulture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 71-434 Szczecin, Poland;
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS), The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus 213-2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada;
- Correspondence:
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS), The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus 213-2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada;
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- Department of Food Technology and Human Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Rzeszow University, 4 Zelwerowicza Street, 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland; (I.K.); (T.C.)
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- Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Immunobiology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.K.); (A.R.)
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- Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Immunobiology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.K.); (A.R.)
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- Department of Horticulture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 71-434 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Food Technology and Human Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Rzeszow University, 4 Zelwerowicza Street, 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland; (I.K.); (T.C.)
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Calisia University, 4 Nowy Świat Street, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland; (W.Ż.-S.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Calisia University, 4 Nowy Świat Street, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland; (W.Ż.-S.); (P.R.)
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Giampieri F, Mazzoni L, Cianciosi D, Alvarez-Suarez JM, Regolo L, Sánchez-González C, Capocasa F, Xiao J, Mezzetti B, Battino M. Organic vs conventional plant-based foods: A review. Food Chem 2022; 383:132352. [PMID: 35182864 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Organic farming is characterized by the prohibition of the use of chemical synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, feed additives and genetically modified organisms and by the application of sustainable agricultural technologies based on ecological principles and natural rules. Organic products are believed to be more nutritious and safer foods compared to the conventional alternatives by consumers, with the consequent increase of demand and price of these foodstuffs. However, in academic circles there is much debate on these issues, since there is not a clear scientific evidence of the difference on the environmental impact and on the nutritional quality, safety and health effects between conventional and organic foods. Therefore, this work aims to describe and update the most relevant data on organic foods, by describing the impact of this practice on environment, producers, consumers and society, as well as by comparing the physicochemical, nutritional and phytochemical quality of conventional and organic plant foods.
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- Francesca Giampieri
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Research Group on Food, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health. Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Santander, Spain.
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- Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche 10, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona 60131, Italy
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- Departamento de Ingeniería en Alimentos. Colegio de Ciencias e Ingenierías. Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador 170157, Ecuador; Instituto de Investigaciones en Biomedicina iBioMed, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador; King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona 60131, Italy
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology ''José Mataix", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Armilla, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n., 18100 Armilla, Spain; Sport and Health Research Centre. University of Granada, C/. Menéndez Pelayo 32. 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain
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- Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche 10, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo - Ourense Campus, Ourense, Spain; International Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche 10, 60131 Ancona, Italy; Research Group on Food, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health. Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Santander, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona 60131, Italy; International Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
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Wang C, Zhang M, Wu L, Wang F, Li L, Zhang S, Sun B. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of phenolic compounds in blueberries and protective effects on hydrogen peroxide-induced cell injury. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:2837-2855. [PMID: 33939882 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202001264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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This work was conducted to optimize an accelerated solvent extraction for ultra high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry analysis of blueberry phenolic compounds. The conditions for accelerated solvent extraction were verified using response surface methodology to obtain the following optimized conditions: ethanol concentration (pH = 3), 48%; temperature, 50℃, and static cycle times, 3. Further, ultra high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole Exactive Orbitrap mass spectrometry and ultra high performance liquid chromatography with triple-quadrupole tandem mass methods for determination of the detailed phenolic composition were developed and validated. Total of 81 phenolic compounds were identified by ultra high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole Exactive Orbitrap mass spectrometry including 23 anthocyanins, 32 flavonols, 11 proanthocyanidins, 2 other flavonoids, and 13 phenolic acids. Fifty-one of these compounds have been simultaneously quantified by ultra high performance liquid chromatography with triple-quadrupole tandem mass including 31 anthocyanins, 8 flavonols, 6 proanthocyanidins, 2 other flavonoids, and 8 phenolic acids. Malvidin-dinhexoside has, for the first time, been detected in wild. Moreover, by verifying the protection on PC12 cells against oxidative damage, it was showed that the phenolic extracts (500 µg/mL) can improve significantly the viability (9.26-24.78%) of hydrogen peroxide-induced PC12 cells, activities of superoxide dismutase (34.59-37.90 U/mg) and glutathione peroxidase (6.87-14.42 mU/mg) and decrease the content of malonic dialdehyde (13.27-24.62 nmol/mg). Correlation analysis suggested that anthocyanins might contribute most to these activities.
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- Chen Wang
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Tasly Modern TCM Resources Co. Ltd., Tianjin, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China.,Pólo Dois Portos, Instituto National de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Dois Portos, Portugal
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Kinali-Demirci S. Cross-Linked Polymer Brushes Containing N-Halamine Groups for Antibacterial Surface Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:1269. [PMID: 33919685 PMCID: PMC8069774 DOI: 10.3390/polym13081269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Microbial contamination is a significant issue in various areas, especially in the food industry. In this study, to overcome microbial contamination, cross-linked polymer brushes containing N-halamine were synthesized, characterized, and investigated for antibacterial properties. The cross-linked polymer brushes with different N-halamine ratios were synthesized by in-situ cross-linking methods with reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization using a bifunctional cross-linker. The RAFT agent was immobilized on an amine-terminated silicon wafer surface and utilized in the surface-initiated RAFT polymerization of [N-(2-methyl-1-(4-methyl-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl)propane-2-yl)acrylamide] (hydantoin acrylamide, HA), and N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide) (HPMA) monomers. Measurement of film thickness, contact angle, and surface morphology of the resulting surfaces were used to confirm the structural characteristics of cross-linked polymer brushes. The chlorine content of the three different surfaces was determined to be approximately 8-31 × 1013 atoms/cm2. At the same time, it was also observed that the activation-deactivation efficiency decreased during the recharge-discharge cycles. However, it was determined that the prepared N-halamine-containing cross-linked polymer brushes inactivated approximately 96% of Escherichia coli and 91% of Staphylococcus aureus. In conclusion, in the framework of this study, high-performance brush gels were produced that can be used on antibacterial surfaces.
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- Selin Kinali-Demirci
- Department of Chemistry, Amasya University, Ipekkoy, 05100 Amasya, Turkey;
- Department of Biotechnology, Amasya University, Ipekkoy, 05100 Amasya, Turkey
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Consumer Preference, Quality, and Safety of Organic and Conventional Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, and Cereals. Foods 2021; 10:foods10010105. [PMID: 33419085 PMCID: PMC7825453 DOI: 10.3390/foods10010105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Growing and purchasing demand for organic fresh produce is increasing rapidly. Consumers are aware of health, environmental safety, pesticide harmfulness, nutrients, bioactive compounds, and safe food. Many research works are available on organic and conventional fresh produce. As organic fresh produce growing and purchasing demand is increasing, it has become necessary to review the recent trends in quality, safety, and consumer preferences of organic and conventional fresh food products. A few reports have been compiled on organic and conventional fresh produce. Researchers have started working on organic and conventional fresh produce with the help of modern technology to improve nutritional and functional quality, safety, and consumer preferences. Nutritional and functional quality, safety, and consumer preferences depend on cultivation techniques, treatment, crop cultivar, and appearance of products. Therefore, it is necessary to compile the literature on organic and conventional fresh produce based on quality, safety, and consumer preferences.
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Chemical and Enzymatic Changes of Different Soils during Their Acidification to Adapt Them to the Cultivation of Highbush Blueberry. AGRONOMY-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11010044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Although there has been an increase in the cultivation of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) worldwide for several years now, the availability of suitable soils for this species remains a problem. Highbush blueberry is a plant that requires acidic soils (pH 3.8–5.5), which are well aerated and have a stable level of groundwater and high humus content. In the present study, substances such as urea phosphate fertilizer, sulfur, sulfuric acid, and phosphogypsum were used to acidify three soils: peat, loamy sand, and loamy silt. The study aimed to lower the pH of the tested soils and optimize this parameter to cultivate highbush blueberry. The resulting changes in pH, content of macro- and micro-elements, and enzymatic activity were evaluated. Acidifying substances mitigated peat and loamy sand’s reaction to highbush blueberry requirements, while the reaction of loamy silt was changed only slightly, which made this soil unsuitable for plant cultivation. Sulfur dust acidified the examined soils rapidly and to the highest degree, followed by urea phosphate and phosphogypsum, while the weakest acidification was achieved with sulfuric acid solutions. The salt concentration of the soil was increased the most by the highest dose of phosphogypsum, which indicated that it could not be used to acidify soil for the cultivation of highbush blueberry. Among the acidifying substances, only urea phosphate showed a stimulating effect on the soils’ enzymatic activity, whereas others did not significantly affect or decrease this parameter.
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Casas-Forero N, Orellana-Palma P, Petzold G. Comparative Study of the Structural Properties, Color, Bioactive Compounds Content and Antioxidant Capacity of Aerated Gelatin Gels Enriched with Cryoconcentrated Blueberry Juice during Storage. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E2769. [PMID: 33255290 PMCID: PMC7760114 DOI: 10.3390/polym12122769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cryoconcentrated blueberry juice (CBJ) was incorporated into aerated gelatin gel and the effects on the mechanical properties, phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity (AA) were evaluated at day 1 and day 28 under refrigerated storage. At day 1, 8 g of gelatin gel and 40 g of CBJ (called M5) exhibited a soft texture and heterogeneous and non-spherical small bubbles, with values close to 10.5, 8.0 and 7.1 N, for hardness, gumminess and chewiness, respectively. M5 presented an increase of approximately 1.7, 1.9 and 1.9, and 1.2, 1.8, 2.1 and 1.3 times in comparison to the other samples, for total polyphenol, anthocyanin and flavonoid contents, and individual phenolic compounds, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assays, respectively. At day 28, the samples showed a weakening of the 3D network, with high degradation of phenolic compounds and AA due to the oxidation, polymerization and syneresis. Therefore, CBJ might be an interesting functional ingredient to add to (aerated and non-aerated) gelatin gel without affecting its properties, and thus different food products with high nutritional values and without added artificial sweeteners could be developed. Additionally, the gelatin gel/CBJ combinations might be suitable for additive manufacturing as a coating of food matrices.
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- Nidia Casas-Forero
- Laboratory of Cryoconcentration, Department of Food Engineering, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Av. Andrés Bello 720, Casilla 447, Chillán 3780000, Chile;
- Doctorado en Ingeniería de Alimentos, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Av. Andrés Bello 720, Casilla 447, Chillán 3780000, Chile
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- Department of Biotechnology, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Las Palmeras 3360, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile
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- Laboratory of Cryoconcentration, Department of Food Engineering, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Av. Andrés Bello 720, Casilla 447, Chillán 3780000, Chile;
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