Journal
JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 111-119Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-1575(02)00172-2
Keywords
Urtica dioica L.; stinging nettle; carotenoids; beta-carotene; lutein; lycopene; fatty acid; linoleic acid; retinol equivalent
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Several parts (leaves at different maturity stages, stems, roots and seeds) of an edible wild vegetable, Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.) were analysed for fatty acids by GLC and carotenoids by reversed-phase HPLC and gradient elution. alpha-linolenic acid was the pre-dominant fatty acid in leaves, while seeds were richer in linoleic acid. Nine carotenoids were identified in the leaves. For all leaf maturity levels, lutein, lutein isomers, beta-carotene and beta-carotene isomers were the major carotenoids. Neoxanthin, violaxanthin and lycopene were also important contributors in specific leaf maturity stages. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available