Plant foods are consumed worldwide due to their immense energy density and nutritive
value. Their consumption has been following an increasing trend due to several metabolic …

Eggplant is a vegetable crop that is grown around the world and can provide significant
nutritive benefits thanks to its abundance of vitamins, phenolics and antioxidants. In addition …

The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a tuber that is largely used for food and is a source of
different bioactive compounds such as starch, dietary fiber, amino acids, minerals, vitamins …

Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) catalyze the oxidization of polyphenols, which in turn causes
the browning of the eggplant berry flesh after cutting. This has a negative impact on fruit …

Vegetables supply various minerals, vitamins, dietary fibers along with important
phytochemicals that plays a major contribution in our balance diets and nutrition. Each …

Eggplant is one of the most important vegetable crops known for its nutritive benefits due to
the abundance of various bioactive compounds, which include proteins, vitamins, minerals …

In the last years eggplant has received a great interest as functional food, being classified
among top ten vegetables with antioxidant capacity because of its high content of phenolics …

Phenylpropanoids are major secondary metabolites in eggplant (Solanum melongena)
fruits. Chlorogenic acid (CGA) accounts for 70–90% of total phenolics in flesh tissues, while …

Vegetables represent a major source of phenolic acids, powerful antioxidants characterized
by an organic carboxylic acid function and which present multiple properties beneficial for …

Background Eggplant is a powerful source of polyphenols which seems to play a key role in
the prevention of several human diseases, such as cancer and diabetes. Chlorogenic acid is …