1. Phenolic Compounds in Poorly Represented Mediterranean Plants in Istria: Health Impacts and Food Authentication
- Author
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Ana Miklavčič Višnjevec and Matthew Schwarzkopf
- Subjects
Food Handling ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Review ,01 natural sciences ,Cynara cardunculus var. Scolymus L ,Analytical Chemistry ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,Drug Discovery ,Celtis australis L ,Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ,Arbutus unedo ,Ziziphus jujuba Mill ,2. Zero hunger ,biology ,Mediterranean Region ,food and beverages ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,040401 food science ,Ziziphus jujuba ,Chemistry (miscellaneous) ,Punica ,Molecular Medicine ,Ericaceae ,Punica granatum L ,Scolymus ,Carica ,Ficus ,Cynara ,lcsh:QD241-441 ,0404 agricultural biotechnology ,food ,lcsh:Organic chemistry ,Phenols ,Botany ,Humans ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,health impacts ,Celtis australis ,phenolic compound ,food authentication technique ,Arbutus unedo L ,Plant Extracts ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,biology.organism_classification ,Ficus carica L ,food.food ,0104 chemical sciences - Abstract
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 Punica granatum L., Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Arbutus unedo L., Celtis australis L., Ficus carica L., Cynara cardunculus var. Scolymus 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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- 2020