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Organic vs. Non-Organic Plant-Based Foods—A Comparative Study on Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity

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    Identifier: imarina:9287842
    Authors:
    Cruz-Carrión, ADe Azua, MJRMuguerza, BMulero, MBravo, FIArola-Arnal, ASuarez, M
    Abstract:
    A plant’s stress response involves the production of phytochemicals, including phenolic compounds. Their synthesis can be modulated by organic (ORG) or non-organic (NORG) farming systems in which they are grown. To examine this issue, thirteen plant-based foods cultivated in ORG and NORG systems were compared in terms of antioxidant capacity, total content of phenolics, anthocyanins, flavan-3-ols and flavonols. The results showed that NORG fruits tended to have higher phenolic compounds content, whereas ORG fruits had more antioxidant capacity. NORG legume stood out for having higher values from all the parameters analyzed in comparison to its ORG equivalent. ORG nuts showed more flavan-3-ols and flavonols than their NORG counterparts, nonetheless, tended to be less antioxidant. ORG vegetables displayed higher phenolics and anthocyanins, which reflected in higher antioxidant capacity than NORG ones. These findings suggest that farming systems differentially modulate phenolic compound composition and antioxidant capacity based on the plant species studied.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Cruz-Carrión, A; De Azua, MJR; Muguerza, B; Mulero, M; Bravo, FI; Arola-Arnal, A; Suarez, M
    Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    URV's Author/s: Arola Arnal, Anna / Bravo Vázquez, Francisca Isabel / Cruz Carrión, Álvaro Javier / Muguerza Marquínez, Maria Begoña / Mulero Abellán, Miguel / Ruiz De Azua, María Josefina / Suárez Recio, Manuel
    Keywords: Vegetables Polyphenols Nuts L. Fruit Farming Agriculture vegetables tomatoes polyphenols nuts fruit farming cultivar acids
    Abstract: A plant’s stress response involves the production of phytochemicals, including phenolic compounds. Their synthesis can be modulated by organic (ORG) or non-organic (NORG) farming systems in which they are grown. To examine this issue, thirteen plant-based foods cultivated in ORG and NORG systems were compared in terms of antioxidant capacity, total content of phenolics, anthocyanins, flavan-3-ols and flavonols. The results showed that NORG fruits tended to have higher phenolic compounds content, whereas ORG fruits had more antioxidant capacity. NORG legume stood out for having higher values from all the parameters analyzed in comparison to its ORG equivalent. ORG nuts showed more flavan-3-ols and flavonols than their NORG counterparts, nonetheless, tended to be less antioxidant. ORG vegetables displayed higher phenolics and anthocyanins, which reflected in higher antioxidant capacity than NORG ones. These findings suggest that farming systems differentially modulate phenolic compound composition and antioxidant capacity based on the plant species studied.
    Thematic Areas: Plant sciences Plant science Geociências Ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics Ecology Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Astronomia / física
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: franciscaisabel.bravo@urv.cat mariajosefina.ruizdeazua@estudiants.urv.cat mariajosefina.ruizdeazua@estudiants.urv.cat manuel.suarez@urv.cat miquel.mulero@urv.cat anna.arola@urv.cat begona.muguerza@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-6468-3088 0000-0003-0122-8253 0000-0001-6529-1345 0000-0001-7384-8588
    Record's date: 2024-08-03
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Plants-Basel. 12 (1):
    APA: Cruz-Carrión, A; De Azua, MJR; Muguerza, B; Mulero, M; Bravo, FI; Arola-Arnal, A; Suarez, M (2023). Organic vs. Non-Organic Plant-Based Foods—A Comparative Study on Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity. Plants-Basel, 12(1), -. DOI: 10.3390/plants12010183
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2023
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Plant Science,Plant Sciences
    Vegetables
    Polyphenols
    Nuts
    L.
    Fruit
    Farming
    Agriculture
    vegetables
    tomatoes
    polyphenols
    nuts
    fruit
    farming
    cultivar
    acids
    Plant sciences
    Plant science
    Geociências
    Ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics
    Ecology
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Astronomia / física
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