Fruits and vegetables are known as good sources of numerous bioactive compounds among which polyphenols and dietary fibre are considered essential because of their protective health effects. The aim of this study was to characterize the quality of selected plant foods of Serbia regarding the amount of total phenols, fibres and ratio of certain fractions of fibre. Fifteen samples of plant foods (green leafy vegetables, fruits and nuts) were evaluated for their total antioxidant activity, total phenolic content, total, soluble and insoluble fibre and fractions of fibre: beta-glucans, arabinoxylan, cellulose and resistant starch. Generally, nuts were the richest sources of fibre and total phenols. However, when serving size was taken into consideration, it appeared that raspberry and blackberry were the richest in total, soluble fibre and cellulose. Furthermore, almonds and hazelnuts were particularly rich in insoluble fibre, while walnuts had the highest polyphenol content. The analyzed ...plant foods were poor sources of arabinoxylan and beta-glucan. Data on the presence of resistant starch in cashew nut was the first confirmation that resistant starch could be found in significant amount in some nuts. The results give rare insight into the quality of selected plant foods regarding dietary fibre and polyphenols from the nutritive point of view.
Keywords:
total fibre / fractions of fibre / total phenols / antioxidant activity
Source:
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2015, 80, 1, 21-33
TY - JOUR
AU - Dodevska, Margarita
AU - Šobajić, Slađana
AU - Đorđević, Brižita
PY - 2015
UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2389
AB - Fruits and vegetables are known as good sources of numerous bioactive compounds among which polyphenols and dietary fibre are considered essential because of their protective health effects. The aim of this study was to characterize the quality of selected plant foods of Serbia regarding the amount of total phenols, fibres and ratio of certain fractions of fibre. Fifteen samples of plant foods (green leafy vegetables, fruits and nuts) were evaluated for their total antioxidant activity, total phenolic content, total, soluble and insoluble fibre and fractions of fibre: beta-glucans, arabinoxylan, cellulose and resistant starch. Generally, nuts were the richest sources of fibre and total phenols. However, when serving size was taken into consideration, it appeared that raspberry and blackberry were the richest in total, soluble fibre and cellulose. Furthermore, almonds and hazelnuts were particularly rich in insoluble fibre, while walnuts had the highest polyphenol content. The analyzed plant foods were poor sources of arabinoxylan and beta-glucan. Data on the presence of resistant starch in cashew nut was the first confirmation that resistant starch could be found in significant amount in some nuts. The results give rare insight into the quality of selected plant foods regarding dietary fibre and polyphenols from the nutritive point of view.
PB - Srpsko hemijsko društvo, Beograd
T2 - Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
T1 - Fibre and polyphenols of selected fruits, nuts and green leafy vegetables used in Serbian diet
VL - 80
IS - 1
SP - 21
EP - 33
DO - 10.2298/JSC140407062D
ER -
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author = "Dodevska, Margarita and Šobajić, Slađana and Đorđević, Brižita",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Fruits and vegetables are known as good sources of numerous bioactive compounds among which polyphenols and dietary fibre are considered essential because of their protective health effects. The aim of this study was to characterize the quality of selected plant foods of Serbia regarding the amount of total phenols, fibres and ratio of certain fractions of fibre. Fifteen samples of plant foods (green leafy vegetables, fruits and nuts) were evaluated for their total antioxidant activity, total phenolic content, total, soluble and insoluble fibre and fractions of fibre: beta-glucans, arabinoxylan, cellulose and resistant starch. Generally, nuts were the richest sources of fibre and total phenols. However, when serving size was taken into consideration, it appeared that raspberry and blackberry were the richest in total, soluble fibre and cellulose. Furthermore, almonds and hazelnuts were particularly rich in insoluble fibre, while walnuts had the highest polyphenol content. The analyzed plant foods were poor sources of arabinoxylan and beta-glucan. Data on the presence of resistant starch in cashew nut was the first confirmation that resistant starch could be found in significant amount in some nuts. The results give rare insight into the quality of selected plant foods regarding dietary fibre and polyphenols from the nutritive point of view.",
publisher = "Srpsko hemijsko društvo, Beograd",
journal = "Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society",
title = "Fibre and polyphenols of selected fruits, nuts and green leafy vegetables used in Serbian diet",
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Dodevska, M., Šobajić, S.,& Đorđević, B.. (2015). Fibre and polyphenols of selected fruits, nuts and green leafy vegetables used in Serbian diet. in Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
Srpsko hemijsko društvo, Beograd., 80(1), 21-33.
https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC140407062D
Dodevska M, Šobajić S, Đorđević B. Fibre and polyphenols of selected fruits, nuts and green leafy vegetables used in Serbian diet. in Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society. 2015;80(1):21-33.
doi:10.2298/JSC140407062D .
Dodevska, Margarita, Šobajić, Slađana, Đorđević, Brižita, "Fibre and polyphenols of selected fruits, nuts and green leafy vegetables used in Serbian diet" in Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 80, no. 1 (2015):21-33,
https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC140407062D . .
