Green tissues and seeds from cruciferous vegetables growing in conventional and ecological conditions (Brassica carinata; Brassica rapa; Eruca vesicaria and Sinapis alba) were analyzed to determine their contents of glucosinolates, isotihiocyanates (ITCs) and inorganic micronutrients (Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Se and Zn), and the bioaccessibility of these compounds. Regarding total contents and bioaccessibility values of these compounds, no clear difference was found between the organic and conventional systems. Glucosinolates bioaccessibility present in green tissues were high, with values around 60-78%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn northwest Spain and Portugal, there is a long tradition of cultivating subsp. to obtain turnip greens and turnip tops. L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFL. subsp. (turnip greens), a traditionally consumed vegetable, is well-known due to its high content of glucosinolates, which are secondary metabolites with a positive biological activity for human health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBorage ( L.) seed oil is an important source of γ-linolenic acid, which is normally used as a treatment against different pathologies. Since the fractionation of this interesting seed oil has many environmental, economic and biological benefits, two borage fractionation techniques after extraction with CO under supercritical conditions have been studied: precipitation in two cyclone separators and countercurrent extraction column.
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