Phenolic Compounds in Poorly Represented Mediterranean Plants in Istria: Health Impacts and Food Authentication
Phenolic compounds are well-known bioactive compounds in plants that can have a protective role against cancers, cardiovascular diseases and many other diseases. To promote local food development, a comprehensive overview of the phenolic compounds’ composition and their impact on human health from t...
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| description | Phenolic compounds are well-known bioactive compounds in plants that can have a protective role against cancers, cardiovascular diseases and many other diseases. To promote local food development, a comprehensive overview of the phenolic compounds’ composition and their impact on human health from typical Mediterranean plants such as <i>Punica granatum</i> L., <i>Ziziphus jujuba</i> Mill., <i>Arbutus unedo</i> L., <i>Celtis australis</i> L., <i>Ficus carica</i> L., <i>Cynara cardunculus</i> var. <i>Scolymus</i> L. is provided. Moreover, the potential use of these data for authenticity determination is discussed. Some of the plants’ phenolic compounds and their impact to human health are very well determined, while for others, the data are scarce. However, in all cases, more data should be available about the content, profile and health impacts due to a high variation of phenolic compounds depending on genetic and environmental factors. Quantifying variation in phenolic compounds in plants relative to genetic and environmental factors could be a useful tool in food authentication control. More comprehensive studies should be conducted to better understand the importance of phenolic compounds on human health and their variation in certain plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f7b6e6c7c7a45dab5c5c1515d3b18dc2023-11-20T09:43:08ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492020-08-012516364510.3390/molecules25163645Phenolic Compounds in Poorly Represented Mediterranean Plants in Istria: Health Impacts and Food AuthenticationAna Miklavčič Višnjevec0Matthew Schwarzkopf1Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, Glagoljaška 8, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Primorska, SI-6000 Koper, SloveniaNatural Sciences and Information Technologies, Glagoljaška 8, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Primorska, SI-6000 Koper, SloveniaPhenolic compounds are well-known bioactive compounds in plants that can have a protective role against cancers, cardiovascular diseases and many other diseases. To promote local food development, a comprehensive overview of the phenolic compounds’ composition and their impact on human health from typical Mediterranean plants such as <i>Punica granatum</i> L., <i>Ziziphus jujuba</i> Mill., <i>Arbutus unedo</i> L., <i>Celtis australis</i> L., <i>Ficus carica</i> L., <i>Cynara cardunculus</i> var. <i>Scolymus</i> L. is provided. Moreover, the potential use of these data for authenticity determination is discussed. Some of the plants’ phenolic compounds and their impact to human health are very well determined, while for others, the data are scarce. However, in all cases, more data should be available about the content, profile and health impacts due to a high variation of phenolic compounds depending on genetic and environmental factors. Quantifying variation in phenolic compounds in plants relative to genetic and environmental factors could be a useful tool in food authentication control. More comprehensive studies should be conducted to better understand the importance of phenolic compounds on human health and their variation in certain plants.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/16/3645phenolic compoundfood authentication techniquehealth impacts<i>Punica granatum</i> L.<i>Ziziphus jujuba</i> Mill.<i>Arbutus unedo</i> L. |
| spellingShingle | Ana Miklavčič Višnjevec Matthew Schwarzkopf Phenolic Compounds in Poorly Represented Mediterranean Plants in Istria: Health Impacts and Food Authentication Molecules phenolic compound food authentication technique health impacts <i>Punica granatum</i> L. <i>Ziziphus jujuba</i> Mill. <i>Arbutus unedo</i> L. |
| title | Phenolic Compounds in Poorly Represented Mediterranean Plants in Istria: Health Impacts and Food Authentication |
| title_full | Phenolic Compounds in Poorly Represented Mediterranean Plants in Istria: Health Impacts and Food Authentication |
| title_fullStr | Phenolic Compounds in Poorly Represented Mediterranean Plants in Istria: Health Impacts and Food Authentication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phenolic Compounds in Poorly Represented Mediterranean Plants in Istria: Health Impacts and Food Authentication |
| title_short | Phenolic Compounds in Poorly Represented Mediterranean Plants in Istria: Health Impacts and Food Authentication |
| title_sort | phenolic compounds in poorly represented mediterranean plants in istria health impacts and food authentication |
| topic | phenolic compound food authentication technique health impacts <i>Punica granatum</i> L. <i>Ziziphus jujuba</i> Mill. <i>Arbutus unedo</i> L. |
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