Comprehensive Database of Carotenoid Contents in Ibero-American Foods. A Valuable Tool in the Context of Functional Foods and the Establishment of Recommended Intakes of Bioactives

Autor(es)

Graca Dias, M. ^[1] ; Olmedilla-Alonso, B. ^[2] ; Hornero-Mendez, D. ^[3] ; Mercadante, A. Z. ^[4] ; Osorio, C. ^[5] ; Vargas-Murga, L. ^[6] ; Melendez-Martinez, A. J. ^[7]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] IP INSA, Natl Inst Hlth Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Food & Nutr Dept, Av Padre Cruz, P-1649016 Lisbon - Portugal

^[2] CSIC, Inst Food Sci Technol & Nutr ICTAN, C Jose Antonio Novais 10, Madrid 28040 - Spain

^[3] Inst Grasa IG CSIC, Dept Food Phytochem, Campus Univ Pablo de Olavide, Seville 41013 - Spain

^[4] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Fac Food Engn, Dept Food Sci, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[5] Univ Nacl Colombia, Sede Bogota, Dept Quim, Bogota 14490 - Colombia

^[6] Biothani Europe SL Can Lleganya, St Feliu De Buixalleu 17451, Girona - Spain

^[7] Univ Seville, Food Colour & Qual Lab, Area Nutr & Food Sci, E-41012 Seville - Spain

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry; v. 66, n. 20, p. 5055-5107, MAY 23 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 11

Resumo

Foods that are commonly consumed in the diet are considered to provide more than 40 different carotenoids. However, the content in carotenoids varies considerably in both qualitative and quantitative terms as a consequence of different genotypes, climatic conditions of the production area, and agronomic factors, among others. In this paper, analytical data, obtained by HPLC or UHPLC, of carotenoids in fruits and vegetables produced in Ibero-America have been compiled from peer reviewed journals, organized in food categories, and documented in relation to the sampling and analytical quality system used. In addition to common products of the diet of the Ibero-American countries, other wild or little used fruit and vegetables have been included with the aim of contributing to promote and to value species and local varieties. The importance of the commodities containing carotenoids in food, health, agriculture, and biodiversity, and the need of their preservation, was evidenced in this work namely by the large differences in carotenoid content related to the locals of production and varieties, and the high levels of carotenoids in native fruits and vegetables. The contribution of these compounds to meet the needs of vitamin A as well as the necessity of establishing recommendation for the daily intakes of theses bioactive compounds were also discussed. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/07914-8 - FoRC - Centro de Pesquisa em Alimentos
• Beneficiário: Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs