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The nutritional values and phytochemical composition of young shoots of wild Asparagus stipularis
Forssk. from Tunisia were determined in this study. The antioxidant (tested by four different in vitro assays)
and antiproliferative properties (against human tumour cell lines) of aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts
of the young shoots were also investigated. The obtained results indicated that the young shoots are a
potential source of valuable nutrients and dietary fiber, and their hydroalcoholic extract showed marked
antioxidant and antiproliferative activities in all tested assays. The major phenolic compound, characterized
by using a high-performance liquid chromatograph coupled with diode-array and mass spectrometer
detectors, in both extracts was diferuloyl glycerol. Our results reinforce the interest in recovering
the traditional culinary uses of this wild plant, with potential functional properties, which can be included
in the modern diet as an alternative to the variety of vegetables normally used.
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Adouni, Khawla; Chahdoura, Hassiba; Mosbah, Habib; Santos-Buelga, Celestino; González-Paramás, Ana M.; Ciudad-Mulero, María; Fernandes, Ângela; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Morales, Patricia; Flamini, Guido; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Achour, Lotfi (2018). Revalorization of wild: Asparagus stipularis Forssk. as a traditional vegetable with nutritional and functional properties. Food and Function. ISSN 2042-6496. 9, p. 1578-1586