Logo do repositório
 
Publicação

Camellia japonica flowers as a source of nutritional and bioactive compounds

2023Artigo científico Acesso aberto
Ver registo simples
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Antia Gonzalez
dc.contributor.authorCassani, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Chao
dc.contributor.authorLi, Ningyang
dc.contributor.authorChamorro, Franklin
dc.contributor.authorBarreira, João C.M.
dc.contributor.authorSimal-Gandara, Jesus
dc.contributor.authorPrieto Lage, Miguel A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-03T16:49:56Z
dc.date.available2020-03-03T16:49:56Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractIn recent decades, plants have strengthened their relevance as sources of molecules potentially beneficial for health. This underpinning effect also arises from the extensive research that has been conducted on plants that are typically undervalued, besides being scarcely used. This is the case with Camellia japonica in Galicia (NW Spain), where, despite its abundance, it is exclusively used for ornamental purposes and has been studied only for its proximate composition. Thus, the present study was conducted on several additional parameters in the flowers of eight C. japonica varieties. Our results show that camellia has a high nutritional value, with carbohydrates as the most abundant macronutrients followed by a moderate protein content (4.4-6.3 g/100 g dry weight) and high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (especially & omega;-3 fatty acids, which represent 12.9-22.7% of the total fatty acids), raising its potential for use for nutritional purposes. According to the thermochemical characterization and elemental composition of camellia, the raw material has poor mineralization and low nitrogen content, but high percentages of volatile matter and high carbon-fixation rates, making it a promising alternative for biofuel production. Furthermore, preliminary analysis reveals a high concentration of different bioactive compounds. As a result of these findings, camellias can be used as food or functional ingredients to improve the nutritional quality of food formulations.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research leading to these results was supported by MICINN supporting the Ramón y Cajal grant for M.A. Prieto (RYC-2017-22891), the Foundation for Science and Technology contract of J.C.M. Barreira (CEECIND/04479/2017) and by Xunta de Galicia supporting the post-doctoral grant of L. Cassani (ED481B-2021/152), and the pre-doctoral grant of A.G. Pereira (ED481A-2019/0228). Authors are grateful to the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 888003 UP4HEALTH Project (H2020-BBI-JTI-2019). The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program and the Bio Based Industries Consortium.
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationPereira, Antia Gonzalez; Cassani, Lucia; Liu, Chao; Li, Ningyang; Chamorro, Franklin; Barreira, João C.M.; Simal-Gandara, Jesus; Prieto Lage, Miguel A. (2023). Camellia japonica flowers as a source of nutritional and bioactive compounds. Foods. eISSN 2304-8158. 12:15, p. 1-18pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/foods12152825
dc.identifier.eissn2304-8158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/20802
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCamelliapt_PT
dc.subjectPetalspt_PT
dc.subjectNutritional characterizationpt_PT
dc.subjectLipids
dc.subjectThermal analysis
dc.subjectNutraceuticals
dc.titleCamellia japonica flowers as a source of nutritional and bioactive compoundspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleFoodspt_PT
person.familyNameBarreira
person.familyNamePrieto
person.givenNameJoão C.M.
person.givenNameMiguel A.
person.identifier107688
person.identifier.ciencia-id221E-1E00-AB74
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1233-0990
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3513-0054
person.identifier.ridD-8269-2013
person.identifier.ridG-4516-2011
person.identifier.scopus-author-id54895546900
person.identifier.scopus-author-id35937495700
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
relation.isAuthorOfPublication4629b12c-39b0-4da8-8b8d-6efba5cf2d81
relation.isAuthorOfPublication13260615-fd28-4b8b-9dd4-8a8466007579
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery4629b12c-39b0-4da8-8b8d-6efba5cf2d81

Ficheiros

Principais
A mostrar 1 - 1 de 1
Miniatura indisponível
Nome:
Camellia japonica flowers as a source of nutritional.pdf
Tamanho:
1.37 MB
Formato:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Ver/Abrir
Licença
A mostrar 1 - 1 de 1
Miniatura indisponível
Nome:
license.txt
Tamanho:
1.75 KB
Formato:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Descrição:
Ver/Abrir

Coleções

CIMO - Artigos em Revistas Indexados à WoS/Scopus