Nutritional, Bioactive, and Volatile Characteristics of Two Types of Undervalued Fruit from Northeast of Iberian Peninsula, Spain.

The promotion of food from underutilized plants can help combat biodiversity loss, foster cultural preservation, and empower farmers in the face of market pressures and sustainable production conditions. The nutritional and aromatic characterization of two undervalued types of fruits, differentiated by their apple and pear shapes, has been carried out. Official Association of Analytical Communities methods have been used for proximate composition and mineral analysis determinations, and gas chromatography was used for the analysis of volatile components in three states of ripeness and compared with the aromas of fresh apple and quince jam.

Assessment of the Volatile Profiles and Identification of Differentiating Aromas of Wild Undervalued Plants.

Wild edible plants have played an important role in traditional diets, including the Mediterranean diet. Many of these plants have acquired an undervalued status, since they are under-appreciated in terms of their nutritional, organoleptic qualities, or their seasonality. However, some of these species are still used in local gastronomy for their aromatic and taste characteristics.

Nutritional Composition, Bioactive Compounds, and Volatiles Profile Characterization of Two Edible Undervalued Plants: L. and (Jacq.) Cass.

Wild edible plants are an important source of healthy food and have played an important role in traditional Mediterranean diets. In this paper, quality characteristics were typified in L. and (Jacq.

Five undervalued edible species inherent to autumn-winter season: nutritional composition, bioactive constituents and volatiles profile.

Background: Wild edible herbs have historically been used as local nutritional and medicinal sources. These plants grow spontaneously, depending on the season. They adapt well to different edaphoclimatic conditions, generating a diversity constituent beneficial to health.