Journal
PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 9, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants9121769
Keywords
vegetable; soups; bioactive compounds; convenience foods; healthy foods; innovation
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Funding
- UE/FEADER
- MAPA-Spain
- Department of Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change
- Rural Development of theValencian Government (Spain) [Sol NewFood. Agcoop_D/2018/014]
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Vegetable soups and creams have gained popularity among consumers worldwide due to the wide variety of raw materials (vegetable fruits, tubers, bulbs, leafy vegetables, and legumes) that can be used in their formulation which has been recognized as a healthy source of nutrients (mainly proteins, dietary fiber, other carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals) and bioactive compounds that could help maintain the body's health and wellbeing. In addition, they are cheap and easy to preserve and prepare at home, ready to eat, so in consequence they are very useful in the modern life rhythms that modify the habits of current consumption and that reclaim foods elaborated with natural ingredients, ecologic, vegans, less invasive production processes, agroindustry coproducts valorization, and exploring new flavors and textures. This review focuses on the nutritional and healthy properties of vegetable soups and creams (depending on the raw materials used in their production) highlighting their content in bioactive compounds and their antioxidant properties. Apart from the effect that some processing steps could have on these compounds, innovation trends for the development of healthier soups and creams adapted to specific consumer requirements have also been explored.
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