A New Insight on Cardoon: Exploring New Uses besides Cheese Making with a View to Zero Waste
Cardoon, <i>Cynara cardunculus</i> L., is a perennial plant whose flowers are used as vegetal rennet in cheese making. Cardoon is native from the Mediterranean area and is commonly used in the preparation of salads and soup dishes. Nowadays, cardoon is also being exploited for the produc...
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| author | Cássia H. Barbosa Mariana A. Andrade Fernanda Vilarinho Isabel Castanheira Ana Luísa Fernando Monica Rosa Loizzo Ana Sanches Silva |
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| description | Cardoon, <i>Cynara cardunculus</i> L., is a perennial plant whose flowers are used as vegetal rennet in cheese making. Cardoon is native from the Mediterranean area and is commonly used in the preparation of salads and soup dishes. Nowadays, cardoon is also being exploited for the production of energy, generating large amount of wastes, mainly leaves. These wastes are rich in bioactive compounds with important health benefits. The aim of this review is to highlight the main properties of cardoon leaves according to the current research and to explore its potential uses in different sectors, namely the food industry. Cardoon leaves are recognized to have potential health benefits. In fact, some studies indicated that cardoon leaves could have diuretic, hepato-protective, choleretic, hypocholesterolemic, anti-carcinogenic, and antibacterial properties. Most of these properties are due to excellent polyphenol profiles, with interesting antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. These findings indicate that cardoon leaves can have new potential uses in different sectors, such as cosmetics and the food industry; in particular, they can be used for the preparation of extracts to incorporate into active food packaging. In the future, these new uses of cardoon leaves will allow for zero waste of this crop. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-69ef6c8af6884481bdf5d4362995e0012023-11-19T23:22:46ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582020-05-019556410.3390/foods9050564A New Insight on Cardoon: Exploring New Uses besides Cheese Making with a View to Zero WasteCássia H. Barbosa0Mariana A. Andrade1Fernanda Vilarinho2Isabel Castanheira3Ana Luísa Fernando4Monica Rosa Loizzo5Ana Sanches Silva6Department of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, PortugalMEtRICs, Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, PortugalDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, ItalyNational Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV), I.P., Rua dos Lagidos, Lugar da Madalena, Vairão, 4485-655 Vila do Conde, PortugalCardoon, <i>Cynara cardunculus</i> L., is a perennial plant whose flowers are used as vegetal rennet in cheese making. Cardoon is native from the Mediterranean area and is commonly used in the preparation of salads and soup dishes. Nowadays, cardoon is also being exploited for the production of energy, generating large amount of wastes, mainly leaves. These wastes are rich in bioactive compounds with important health benefits. The aim of this review is to highlight the main properties of cardoon leaves according to the current research and to explore its potential uses in different sectors, namely the food industry. Cardoon leaves are recognized to have potential health benefits. In fact, some studies indicated that cardoon leaves could have diuretic, hepato-protective, choleretic, hypocholesterolemic, anti-carcinogenic, and antibacterial properties. Most of these properties are due to excellent polyphenol profiles, with interesting antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. These findings indicate that cardoon leaves can have new potential uses in different sectors, such as cosmetics and the food industry; in particular, they can be used for the preparation of extracts to incorporate into active food packaging. In the future, these new uses of cardoon leaves will allow for zero waste of this crop.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/5/564<i>Cynara cardunculus</i> L.cardoon leavesby-productsantioxidant activityantimicrobial activity |
| spellingShingle | Cássia H. Barbosa Mariana A. Andrade Fernanda Vilarinho Isabel Castanheira Ana Luísa Fernando Monica Rosa Loizzo Ana Sanches Silva A New Insight on Cardoon: Exploring New Uses besides Cheese Making with a View to Zero Waste Foods <i>Cynara cardunculus</i> L. cardoon leaves by-products antioxidant activity antimicrobial activity |
| title | A New Insight on Cardoon: Exploring New Uses besides Cheese Making with a View to Zero Waste |
| title_full | A New Insight on Cardoon: Exploring New Uses besides Cheese Making with a View to Zero Waste |
| title_fullStr | A New Insight on Cardoon: Exploring New Uses besides Cheese Making with a View to Zero Waste |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Insight on Cardoon: Exploring New Uses besides Cheese Making with a View to Zero Waste |
| title_short | A New Insight on Cardoon: Exploring New Uses besides Cheese Making with a View to Zero Waste |
| title_sort | new insight on cardoon exploring new uses besides cheese making with a view to zero waste |
| topic | <i>Cynara cardunculus</i> L. cardoon leaves by-products antioxidant activity antimicrobial activity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/5/564 |
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