Domestic cooking practices influence the carotenoid and tocopherol content in colored cauliflower

Autor(es)

Diamante, Marla Silvia ^[1] ; Borges, Cristine Vanz ^[1] ; Minatel, Igor Otavio ^[1] ; Jacomino, Angelo Pedro ^[2] ; Pereira Basilio, Leticia Silva ^[1] ; Monteiro, Gean Charles ^[1] ; Correa, Camila Renata ^[3] ; de Oliveira, Rogerio Antonio ^[4] ; Pereira Lima, Giuseppina Pace ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ, Inst Biosci, Dept Chem & Biochem, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz Coll Agr, Crop Sci Dept, Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

^[3] Sao Paulo State Univ, Med Sch, Dept Pathol, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[4] Sao Paulo State Univ, Inst Biosci, Dept Biostat, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Food Chemistry; v. 340, MAR 15 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Cauliflowers are generally associated with healthy diets due to their positive impact on health. This research aims to evaluate the effects of cooking processes (boiling, steaming and microwaving) and different preparation times, on the content of carotenoids and provitamin A and tocopherols, in cauliflowers and to verify the effect of the cooking process on maintaining the coloring. The results revealed that the thermal process influenced the antioxidant compounds release independent of genotype. The highest content of zeaxanthin and lutein was found in `Verde di Macerata' after boiling for 20 min. `Cheddar' presented the highest content of all carotenoids and when steamed for 20 min, the highest levels of provitamin A were observed. Microwaved and bolied `Grafitti' for longer times showed the highest retention of tocopherol. The cooking did not negatively affect the visual aspect. `Verde di Macerata' and `Cheddar' may be good sources of carotenoids and tocopherols. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/22665-2 - Impacto de tecnologias pós-colheita no conteúdo de compostos bioativos em bananas, sucos de uvas e açafrão
• Beneficiário: Giuseppina Pace Pereira Lima
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular