TY  - JOUR
IS  - 17
Y1  - 2022/08//
N2  - This study reports a characterization of the nutritional quality of several vegetables belonging to Brassica genus and other species cultivated in the central Italy. The aim of this trial is to investigate the antioxidant capacity and phytochemical content of several vegetable products during two consecutive years. The sensorial quality is investigated with the measuring of soluble solid content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA) and pH; the nutritional quality is investigated by the measurement of the total antioxidant capacity (TAC), the total phenols content (TPH), the total anthocyanins content (ACY), and the vitamin C content. The results confirm the highest antioxidant capacity of Brassica genus, in particular, the red curly kale (13.68 and 11.97 mM Trolox/kg fw in the two locations tested); among other vegetables analyzed, the most interesting are chicory and borage (10.3 and 11.94 mM Trolox/kg fw in the first year of cultivation in Valdaso, respectively). A high intake of these vegetables may bring a lot of health benefits linked to their antioxidative capacity and the vitamin C
JF  - Applied Sciences
UR  - http://doi.org/10.3390/app12178783
SN  - 2076-3417
VL  - 12
TI  - Characterization and Comparison of Raw Brassica and Grass Field Sensorial and Nutritional Quality
ID  - uneatlantico3710
KW  - vegetables; soluble solids content; total antioxidant capacity; total phenolics content; total anthocyanins content; vitamin C
AV  - public
A1  - Biondi, Francesca
A1  - Balducci, Francesca
A1  - Capocasa, Franco
A1  - Mei, Elena
A1  - Vagnoni, Massimo
A1  - Visciglio, Marino
A1  - Mezzetti, Bruno
A1  - Mazzoni, Luca
ER  -