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The flora of the Mediterranean basin includes many wild edible horticultural species and most represent an important food and medicinal source for the rural communities. In the present study, the profile of phenolic compounds of various Cichorium spinosum L. ecotypes was evaluated. For this purpose, six ecotypes of C. spinosum purchased by retail supermarkets, collected in situ, and cultivated at the farm of the University of Thessaly were examined. Significant differences were observed among the various studied ecotypes in their phenolic compounds’ content and profile, especially between wild and cultivated ecotypes. Wild ecotypes had lower content of total phenolic compounds than cultivated ones, whereas commercial products were very rich in flavonoids, especially in kaempferol-3-O-glucuronide, isorhamnetin-3-O-glucuronide and apigenin-O-glucuronide, in comparison to the other ecotypes (wild and cultivated). Commercial cultivation of C. spinosum should be encouraged since it ensures higher content of phenolic compounds. Thus, this species has a great potential since it could be used as a new alternative in the food industry.
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Cichorium spinosum Phenolic compounds Chicoric acid
Citation
Barros, Lillian; Petropoulos, Spyridon A.; Fernandes, Ângela; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. (2018). Phenolic profile of different Cichorium spinosum L. Ecotypes. In XIV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos. Viana do Castelo. p. 175-178. ISBN 978-989-98936-9-6