The Effect of Drying Method on the Texture, Color, Vitamin C and β-Carotene Content of Dried Mango Slices (Cv. Apple and Kent)

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-109
Author(s):  
Tadlo Yitayew ◽  
Tadesse Fenta
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Drying Method ◽  
Carotene Content ◽  
Β Carotene

scholarly journals Impact of organic or conventional cultivation and drying method on phenolic compounds, carotenoids and vitamin C contents in tomato

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 360-372
Author(s):  
Christophe Dabiré ◽  
Abdoulaye Sérémé ◽  
Abdoudramane Sanou ◽  
Virginie Marie Dakéné ◽  
W. D. B. Aimée Guissou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Drying Method ◽  
Carotene Content ◽  
Conventional Agriculture ◽  
Organic Cultivation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cultivation Practice ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Β Carotene

Nowadays, organic foods are recognized for having a better nutritional quality than those from conventional agriculture, which explains the growing demand for organic vegetables. For the present research, three tomato cultivars, Mongal F1, Roma VF and F1 Cobra 26 were grown using conventional and organic methods, to assess the impact of cultivation practices and drying method on the micronutrient content of these cultivars. Samples were compared for micronutrient content of lycopene, β-carotene, flavonoids, vitamin C and total content of phenolic compounds using the FRAP and DPPH methods. The results show a high antioxidant activity (5901.338 mmol TE/100g and 6020.545 mmol TE/100g) and a high content of total polyphenols (1595.046 mg EAG/100g DM) for organic growing. The average contents of flavonoids (121.572 mg/100g DM and 129.053 mg/100g DM), β-carotene (39.618 mg/100g DM and 39.751 mg/100g DM), lycopene (169.739 mg/100g DM and 168.894 mg/100g DM) and vitamin C (301.995 mg/100g and 268.252 mg/100g DM) in tomatoes from organic and conventional cultivation show no statistically significant difference. After drying, results report an increase of 188.88% of Flavonoids content (from 62.413 ± 47.285 for mashed tomato to 180.304 ± 72.152 for dried Tomato); a decrease of 34.60%, 27.18% and 47.95% respectively for β-carotene content (from 47.388 ± 1.615 mg /100g DM for mashed tomato to 30.988 ± 0.767 mg /100g DM for dried tomato), lycopene content (from 188.085 ± 7.100 mg/100g DM for mashed tomato to 136.955 ± 2.810mg/100g DM for tomato dried) and vitamin C content (from 385.686 ± 37.825 mg/100g for mashed tomato to 200.743 ± 14.181mg/100g DM for dried tomato). There is variability in the micronutrient content depending on the variety of tomato, the cultivation practice and the processing technique used. Organic cultivation practice improves the micronutrient content. Using gas dryers for drying has the most detrimental effects on the micronutrient content.

scholarly journals Influence of feeding different vegetables on plasma levels of carotenoids, folate and vitamin C. Effect of disruption of the vegetable matrix

1999 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin H. van het Hof ◽  
Lilian B. M. Tijburg ◽  
K. Pietrzik ◽  
Jan A. Weststrate
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Plasma Levels ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Carotene Content ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Incomplete Block Design ◽  
Β Carotene ◽  
Green Peas

Carotenoids, folate and vitamin C may contribute to the observed beneficial effects of increased vegetable intake. Currently, knowledge on the bioavailability of these compounds from vegetables is limited. We compared the efficacy of different vegetables, at the same level of intake (i.e. 300 g/d), in increasing plasma levels of carotenoids, folate and vitamin C and we investigated if disruption of the vegetable matrix would enhance the bioavailability of these micronutrients. In an incomplete block design, sixty-nine volunteers consumed a control meal without vegetables and three out of four vegetable meals (i.e. broccoli, green peas, whole leaf spinach, chopped spinach; containing between 1·7 and 24·6 mg β-carotene, 3·8 and 26 mg lutein, 0·22 and 0·60 mg folate and 26 and 93 mg vitamin C) or a meal supplemented with synthetic β-carotene (33·3 mg). Meals were consumed for 4 d and fasting blood samples were taken at the end of each period. Consumption of the spinach-supplemented meal did not affect plasma levels of β-carotene, although the β-carotene content was 10-fold those of broccoli and green peas, which induced significant increases in plasma β-carotene levels (28 (95 % CI 6·4, 55) % and 26 (95 % CI 2·6, 54) % respectively). The β-carotene-supplemented meal increased plasma concentrations of β-carotene effectively (517 (95 % CI 409, 648) %). All vegetable meals increased the plasma concentrations of lutein and vitamin C significantly. Broccoli and green peas were, when expressed per mg carotenoid consumed, also more effective sources of lutein than spinach. A significant increase in plasma folate concentration was found only after consumption of the spinach-supplemented meal, which provided the highest level of folate. Disruption of the spinach matrix increased the plasma responses to both lutein (14 (95 % CI 3·7, 25) %) and folate (10 (95 % CI 2·2, 18) %), whereas it did not affect the response to β-carotene. We conclude that the bioavailabilities of β-carotene and lutein vary substantially among different vegetables and that the bioavailabilities of lutein and folate from spinach can be improved by disruption of the vegetable matrix.

scholarly journals Obtaining and characterization of freeze-dried whole taro root (Colocasia esculenta), mucilage and residue as functional food

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana De Brito Maia Miamoto ◽  
Joelma Pereira ◽  
Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Starch Content ◽  
Colocasia Esculenta ◽  
Carotene Content ◽  
Phytochemical Content ◽  
Industrial Processing ◽  
Popular Medicine ◽  
Freeze Dried ◽  
Β Carotene

TTaro root (Colocasia esculenta L.), a starch based plant widely grown for direct consumption, has been produced for more than 2000 years in regions with a tropical climate. In Brazil, it is a crop grown by small producers, using it for direct consumption. Some industries use the tubers for preparation of baby food; however, there is no industrial processing of taro root. It contains high caloric and protein value and has elements such as phosphorus and potassium and B-complex vitamins; moreover, in popular medicine, it has recognized medicinal properties of detoxification, purification, anti-beriberi properties, etc. The purpose of this study was to determine, characterize and obtain whole taro root flour and its subproducts (mucilage and residue from mucilage extraction) by means of physical-chemical analyses, with a view toward discovering its potential qualities as a functional food. The freeze-dried flours of taro root had considerable proximate composition with lipid values below wheat flour. Starch appeared in the three types of taro root flour at significant levels. The nutritional fiber content was on average 50% greater than the daily requirements of an individual. The minerals Zn, Fe and Mn appeared at levels able to meet significant percentages of the daily needs of children, as well as the vitamin C and β-carotene content. Phytochemical compounds, saponins, anthocyanins and polyphenols were present in all the flours. As a result, we concluded that these taro root flours constitute a viable alternative to production of bakery products based on their starch content. Whole taro root flours and their subproducts may be considered as having potential for functional foods due to their vitamin, mineral, protein and phytochemical content, in addition to their expressive quantity of fiber.Key-words: chemical composition of foods, taro root flour, nutritional fiber, vitamin C, β-carotene, phytochemicals.

scholarly journals The Effect of Differentiated Nutrition on the Content of Antioxidants in Broccoli

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 561-564
Author(s):  
Anton Uher ◽  
Miroslav Šlosár ◽  
Tomáš Lošák ◽  
Jaroslav Hlušek
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Nitrogen Nutrition ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Vegetation Period ◽  
Fresh Mass ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Average Content ◽  
Carotene Content ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Β Carotene

The aim of this work is to determine the impact of differentiated nutrition, using different rates of nitrogen and sulphur, on the level of antioxidants, particularly vitamin E1 (α-tocopherol), vitamin C and β-carotene in the broccoli rosette. The experimental broccoli variety was Tiburon F1. It is a strong medium-late variety with a vegetation period of 82 days. In the 3-year field trial we observed the effects of different rates of nitrogen and sulphur on the amount of antioxidant compounds in broccoli. The experiment consisted of four fertilisation treatments: 1) unfertilised control, 2) fertilised with 200 kg N.ha−1, 3) also fertilized with 200 kg N.ha−1 and supplemented with 50 kg S.ha−1, 4) 200 kg.ha−1 and 60 kg S.ha−1 was applied. To determine the amount of β-carotene and vitamin E1, the slightly modified method of Olives Barb et al. (2006) was used. The vitamin C content was determined by titration. Nitrogen nutrition has a significant impact not only on the amount of harvested broccoli, but also on the content of β-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E1. The average content of β-carotene for the entire experimental period ranged from 24.84 mg.kg−1 to 30.13 mg.kg−1 of fresh mass. The content of β-carotene in broccoli rosettes increased as per the following order of treatments: control > N:S (200:50 kg.ha−1) > N:S (200:60 kg.ha−1) > N (kg.ha−1). The β-carotene content increased significantly only in treatment 2 (30.13 mg.kg−1) as compared to all the other treatments. The level of vitamin C revealed the significant effect of fertilisation in all the treatments (567.9–614.2 mg.kg−1) in contrast to the control variant (528.4 mg.kg−1). What is more, in treatment 4 the content of vitamin C increased significantly in contrast to fertilised treatments 2 and 3. The average content of vitamin E1 ranged from 4.33 mg.kg−1 to 4.88 mg.kg−1 of fresh mass. There were no significant differences among the untreated control and fertilised treatments 2 and 3. The only significant decrease in the content of vitamin E1 was detected in treatment 4 as against the unfertilised treatment 1.

Effects of processing and packaging on vitamin C and β-carotene content of ready-to-use (RTU) vegetables

2000 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Hussein ◽  
J.A Odumeru ◽  
T Ayanbadejo ◽  
H Faulkner ◽  
W.B McNab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Carotene Content ◽  
Β Carotene

Influence of Drying by Convective Air Dryer or Power Ultrasound on the Vitamin C and β-Carotene Content of Carrots

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (19) ◽  
pp. 10539-10544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juana Frias ◽  
Elena Peñas ◽  
Mónica Ullate ◽  
Concepción Vidal-Valverde
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Carotene Content ◽  
Power Ultrasound ◽  
Air Dryer ◽  
Β Carotene

scholarly journals Biochemical characterization of fruits of Lycium spp. in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
M. Zhurba ◽  
O. Vergun ◽  
S. Klymenko ◽  
I. Szot
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Biochemical Characterization ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Carotene Content ◽  
Yellow Colour ◽  
Β Carotene

Fruits of Lycium possess therapeutic properties due to which they are used in traditional and folk medicine and can be used as a kind of functional food. The objective of this study was to evaluate the biochemical characterization of Lycium L. (L. barbarum L., L. chinense Mill. and L. truncatum Y. C. Wang) fruits for 16 cultivars and varieties from the collections in the M. M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of NAS of Ukraine (Kyiv). This study was aimed at determining the concentration of nutrients in the Lycium fruits. Individual genotypes of three Lycium species: L. barbarum, L.chinense, and L. truncatum, differed in such features as the content of dry matter, sugars, vitamin C, β-carotene, acidity, and tannins in the fruit. Fruits of Lycium spp. are a valuable source of nutrients such as vitamin C (4.38–121.0 mg 100g–1 FW), β-carotene content (1.45–5.52%), and tannin (0.12–1.34%). The sugar content (13.83–20.87%) and acidity of the fruit (0.23–4.62%) meet the consumers' requirements for fresh fruit. The cultivar Amber Sweet (L. chinense) had fruits of which the similarities between biochemical characteristics of different studies genotypes were the lowest. The cv. Amber Sweet was characterized by fruit with high sugar content, very high vitamin C content, average acid content, low tannins and β-carotene content, and the lowest dry matter content. Furthermore, a distinctive feature of the other tested genotypes was the yellow colour of the fruit. The data obtained can be used for further selective work.

scholarly journals BIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF MEDICINAL PLANT ELAEAGNUS RHAMNOIDES GROWING AT SOUTH-EAST OF KAZAKHSTAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (36) ◽  
pp. 334-345
Author(s):  
Mereke KASSIMBEKOVA ◽  
Anar KALIYEVA ◽  
Bekbossyn KASSYMBAYEV ◽  
Galiya MEDEUOVA ◽  
Nurgul MAMYTOVA
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Pharmaceutical Formulations ◽  
Sea Buckthorn ◽  
Carotene Content ◽  
Fatty Oil ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Β Carotene ◽  
Pectin Substances

Elaeagnus rhamnoides berries contain significant amounts of bioactive vitamins, lipids, carotenoids, and phenolic compounds. They are widely used as an ingredient in functional products, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical formulations to prevent and treat cardiovascular, stomach, skin, and liver diseases. Natural sea buckthorn populations are widespread in Kazakhstan. Data on phytochemical and diagnostic indicators are absent for E. rhamnoides growing in Kazakhstan. In this work, seaberry from Kazakhstan was surveyed for diagnostic indicators, lipophilic and hydrophilic compounds. Analyses were conducted for main diagnostic indicators of leaves and fruits by standard microtechniques; fatty acid profiles by gas-chromatography; β-carotene by HPLCPDA; vitamin C and B by capillary electrophoresis, and pectin substances by titration. The main diagnostic indicators of leaves were stomatal anomocytic complex; corymbose and stellate hairs; conductive bundle - closed collateral; fruits - secretory passages and conducting bundles of a spiral type in the pulp parenchyma, and a large amount of fatty oil and aleuron grains in the embryo. In the oil from berry pulp/peel, the dominating fatty acids were palmitoleic and palmitic (28.53 and 30.03 %, respectively). Sea buckthorn seed oil, with its high a-linolenic levels and a near 1:1 ratio of ω-6:ω-3 fatty acids, represented a very balanced source of polyunsaturated fatty acids for human health and nutrition. β-Carotene content was 7.75 mg per kg, pectin substances – 3.27 %. In addition, the berries were rich in vitamins B complex (0.0035-0.014 mg/100g) and vitamin C (0.21 mg/100g). This work constitutes the first approach on knowledge about the phytochemical profile of Elaeagnus rhamnoides fruits from Kazakhstan and provides arguments multiple using of E. rhamnoides, both for fresh consumption and for industrial preparations in the form of jams and related products (functional multivitamin food) as well as byproducts (seeds) as raw materials for the production of oils suitable to be marketed by the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries.

scholarly journals Intersexual Partial Diploids of Phycomyces

Genetics ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 158 (2) ◽  
pp. 635-641
Author(s):  
Bina J Mehta ◽  
Enrique Cerdá-Olmedo
Keyword(s):  
Dry Mass ◽  
Sexual Cycle ◽  
Genetic Constitution ◽  
Phycomyces Blakesleeanus ◽  
Carotene Content ◽  
Sexual Interaction ◽  
Sexual Stimulation ◽  
Nuclear Composition ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Β Carotene

Abstract Sexual interaction between strains of opposite sex in many fungi of the order Mucorales modifies hyphal morphology and increases the carotene content. The progeny of crosses of Phycomyces blakesleeanus usually include a small proportion of anomalous segregants that show these signs of sexual stimulation without a partner. We have analyzed the genetic constitution of such segregants from crosses that involved a carF mutation for overaccumulation of β-carotene and other markers. The new strains were diploids or partial diploids heterozygous for the sex markers. Diploidy was unknown in this fungus and in the Zygomycetes. Random chromosome losses during the vegetative growth of the diploid led to heterokaryosis in the coenocytic mycelia and eventually to sectors of various tints and mating behavior. The changes in the nuclear composition of the mycelia could be followed by selecting for individual nuclei. The results impose a reinterpretation of the sexual cycle of Phycomyces. Some of the intersexual strains that carried the carF mutation contained 25 mg β-carotene per gram of dry mass and were sufficiently stable for practical use in carotene production.

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