Evaluation of Antioxidant Properties in Cereals: Study of Some Traditional Italian Wheats
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Sampling
2.2. Chemicals
2.3. General Chemical Analysis
2.4. Total Polyphenol Content (TPC) and Antioxidant Properties
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. General Chemical Analysis
Sample | TW (kg/hL) | 1000 KW (g) | Moisture (g/100 g) | Protein (g/100 g dm) | Ash (g/100 g dm) |
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RUSCIA 1 | 74.6 ± 0.1a | 41.4 ± 0.1a | 12.4 | 14.1 ± 0.0a | 1.77 ± 0.01a |
RUSCIA 2 | 78.2 ± 0.1b | 49.8 ± 0.1b | 11.6 | 14.8 ± 0.0b | 1.99 ± 0.00b |
3.2. Antioxidant Properties and Total Polyphenol Content
Sample | TPC (mg/100 g dm) | FRAP (µmol/g dm) | |||||
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Grain | Flour | p valueΩ | Grain | Flour | p valueΩ | ||
Aqueous-Organic Extract | |||||||
RUSCIA 1 | 175.85 ± 32.58b | 145.60 ± 8.86b | n.s. | 5.28 ± 0.15b | 4.44 ± 0.26b | 0.0001 | |
RUSCIA 2 | 149.46 ± 23.73a | 102.07 ± 5.55a | 0.0001 | 4.46 ± 0.41a | 2.18 ± 0.10a | 0.0001 | |
Residue | |||||||
RUSCIA 1 | 1036.19 ± 57.56b | 1161.39 ± 17.37 | 0.05 | 96.79 ± 8.29b | 170.71 ± 1.54b | 0.0001 | |
RUSCIA 2 | 952.54 ± 16.14a | 1142.19 ± 46.07 | 0.0001 | 85.45 ± 4.36a | 133.09 ± 11.53a | 0.0001 |
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Durazzo, A.; Casale, G.; Melini, V.; Maiani, G.; Acquistucci, R. Evaluation of Antioxidant Properties in Cereals: Study of Some Traditional Italian Wheats. Foods 2015, 4, 391-399. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods4030391
Durazzo A, Casale G, Melini V, Maiani G, Acquistucci R. Evaluation of Antioxidant Properties in Cereals: Study of Some Traditional Italian Wheats. Foods. 2015; 4(3):391-399. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods4030391
Chicago/Turabian StyleDurazzo, Alessandra, Gaetana Casale, Valentina Melini, Giuseppe Maiani, and Rita Acquistucci. 2015. "Evaluation of Antioxidant Properties in Cereals: Study of Some Traditional Italian Wheats" Foods 4, no. 3: 391-399. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods4030391