Side Streams of Broccoli Leaves: A Climate Smart and Healthy Food Ingredient.

ABSTRACT: Human consumption of fruits and vegetables are generally below recommended levels. Waste from the production, e.g., of un-used parts such as broccoli leaves and stem when producing broccoli florets for food, is a sustainability issue. In this study, broccoli leaves were analyzed for the content of various dietary fibre and phenolics, applying the Uppsala method and HPLC analyses, respectively. The results showed that broccoli leaves had comparable levels of dietary fibre (26%-32% of dry weight (DW)) and phenolic compounds (6.3-15.2 mg/g DW) to many other food and vegetables considered valuable in the human diet from a health perspective. A significant positive correlation was found among soluble dietary fibre and phenolic acids indicating possible bindings between these components. Seasona

SUBMITTER: Berndtsson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7178181 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature