Sprouts and microgreens—Novel food sources for healthy diets

AW Ebert - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the growing interest of society in healthy eating, the interest in fresh, ready-to-eat,
functional food, such as microscale vegetables (sprouted seeds and microgreens), has been …

Sprouted grains: A comprehensive review

P Benincasa, B Falcinelli, S Lutts, F Stagnari, A Galieni - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, there has been an increase in the use of sprouted grains in human diet
and a parallel increase in the scientific literature dealing with their nutritional traits and …

Elicitation: a tool for enriching the bioactive composition of foods

N Baenas, C García-Viguera, DA Moreno - Molecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
Elicitation is a good strategy to induce physiological changes and stimulate defense or
stress-induced responses in plants. The elicitor treatments trigger the synthesis of …

A review on bioactive compounds in sprouts: extraction techniques, food application and health functionality

S Waliat, MS Arshad, H Hanif, A Ejaz… - … journal of food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this review, we discussed different types of sprouts, its antioxidant properties, extraction
techniques, functional food application and health benefits. Sprouts are regarded as …

LED irradiance level affects growth and nutritional quality of Brassica microgreens

G Samuolienė, A Brazaitytė, J Jankauskienė… - … European Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
This study examines the effect of irradiance level produced by solid-state light-emitting
diodes (LEDs) on the growth, nutritional quality and antioxidant properties of Brassicaceae …

Concentration of phenolic compounds is increased in lettuce grown under high light intensity and elevated CO2

U Pérez-López, C Sgherri, J Miranda-Apodaca… - Plant Physiology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study was focused on lettuce, a widely consumed leafy vegetable for the large
number of healthy phenolic compounds. Two differently-pigmented lettuce cultivars, ie an …

[图书][B] Oxidation in foods and beverages and antioxidant applications: management in different industry sectors

EA Decker, RJ Elias, DJ McClements - 2010 - books.google.com
Oxidative rancidity is a major cause of food quality deterioration, leading to the formation of
undesirable off-flavours as well as unhealthy compounds. Antioxidants are widely employed …

Effect of sucrose and mannitol on the accumulation of health-promoting compounds and the activity of metabolic enzymes in broccoli sprouts

R Guo, G Yuan, Q Wang - Scientia Horticulturae, 2011 - Elsevier
The contents of ascorbic acid, glucosinolates, sulforaphane, anthocyanins, total phenolics,
the activity of myrosinase and phenylalanine ammonialyase (PAL) and the antioxidant …

Extraction, chemical characterization and biological activity determination of broccoli health promoting compounds

AM Ares, MJ Nozal, J Bernal - Journal of Chromatography A, 2013 - Elsevier
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. Italica) contains substantial amount of health-promoting
compounds such as vitamins, glucosinolates, phenolic compounds, and dietary essential …

Regulated water deficits improve phytochemical concentration in lettuce

MM Oh, EE Carey, CB Rajashekar - Journal of the American …, 2010 - journals.ashs.org
In a growth chamber study, lettuce (Lactuca sativa) plants were used to evaluate the effects
of water deficits on health-promoting phytochemicals with antioxidant properties. Lettuce …