Why is sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) so exceptional? A review.

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae L.) is a valuable, multipurpose plant extensively grown in Asia, Europe and Canada. In order to use it in the best way for products of human nutrition, it is necessary to recognize its positive aspects and to eliminate the negative ones.

Agaritine content in processed foods containing the cultivated mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) on the Nordic and the Czech market.

The level of agaritine was measured in fresh and canned cultivated mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) as well as in other food products containing A. bisporus, by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography. The two fresh samples were purchased on the open market and contained 212 and 229 mg/kg, respectively.

Glycoalkaloid content of potatoes sold in Czechia.

Glycoalkaloid levels in different cultivars collected from three regions were monitored during two years. With the exception of Karin, one of the most widely grown cultivar in the Czech Republic, none of the cultivars used for human consumption exceeded the levels considered safe. The average of total glycoalkaloids content for tested cultivars ranged from 31 to 166 mg/kg fresh weight.