Title
Nutritional and functional characterization of wild and cultivated Sarcocornia neei grown in Chile
Other title
Caracterización nutricional y funcional de Sarcocornia neei silvestre y cultivada presente en Chile
Date Issued
01 May 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Riquelme J.
Olaeta J.
Undurraga P.
Fuentealba C.
Osses A.
Orellana J.
Gallardo J.
Pedreschi R.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Publisher(s)
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Agronomia e Ingenieria Forestal
Abstract
Sarcocornia neei is a halophyte that grows on the coast of the Valparaiso Region of Chile. Studies related to its nutritional and functional value under wild and cultivated conditions are not available. Thus, in this study, a nutritional (complete proximal, mineral and dietary fiber analysis) and functional characterization (total phenolics, β-carotene, hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidant activity (HAA and LAA) and ascorbic acid) were performed for wild and cultivated plants. Wild plants displayed higher amounts of compounds involved in stress defense mechanisms such as total phenolics, proteins, dietary fiber and ash. The mineral analysis revealed that Na+ and Cl- are the main ions accumulated in wild and cultivated Sarcocornia neei that are present in significantly higher amounts in the cultivated plants. The functional characterization revealed higher amounts of dietary fiber, total phenolics and HAA in wild plants than in cultivated plants. Similar contents of β-carotene, LAA and ascorbic acid were found for wild and cultivated plants. The results from this study provide information on the potential of Sarcocornia neei to be consumed as a leafy green vegetable with important amounts of main nutrients and functional metabolites.
Start page
283
End page
293
Volume
43
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Agricultura Nutrición, Dietética
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84991490351
Source
Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria
ISSN of the container
03045609
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