Nutritional and functional evaluation of three powder mixtures based on mexican quelites: alternative ingredients to formulate food supplements

Santiago-Saenz, Yair Olovaldo; López-Palestina, César Uriel; Gutiérrez-Tlahque, Jorge; Monroy-Torres, Rebeca; Pinedo-­Espinoza, José Manuel; Hernández-Fuentes, Alma Delia

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“…Moreover, Rayan et al [ 96 ] suggested the development of novel proteins from purslane seed flour and its incorporation in food proteins, while Delvarianzadeh et al [ 124 ] reported the use of purslane powder in the preparation of voluminous bread. The use of purslane powder obtained from stems and stalks was also evaluated for the biofortification of durum wheat pasta and wheat bread with omega-3 fatty acids by Melilli et al [ 125 , 126 ], respectively; while Santiago-Saenz et al [ 127 ] suggested the use of mixtures of dried edible parts of various wild edible plants, including purslane, in the preparation of food supplements and food products.…”

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Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of Portulaca oleracea as a Crop: A Review

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Pascual

Ros

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Soil is an essential resource, and its degradation is challenging modern agriculture, while its impact is expected to increase in the near future. One of the strategies to address this issue is to incorporate new alternative crops able to tolerate arduous conditions, as well as for the use of sustainable agricultural practices in order to recover and/or improve soil health. Additionally, the increasing market for new functional/healthy natural foods promotes the search for potential alternative crop species with promising bioactive compounds content. For this purpose, wild edible plants are a key option because they have already been consumed for hundreds of years in traditional gastronomy and there is well-established evidence of their health-promoting effects. Moreover, since they are not a cultivated species, they are able to grow under natural conditions without human intervention. Among them, common purslane is an interesting wild edible species and a good candidate for integration in commercial farming systems. With worldwide spread, it is able to tolerate drought, salinity and heat stress and is already used in traditional dishes, while it is highly appreciated for its high nutritional value due to its bioactive compound content, especially omega-3 fatty acids. In this review, we aim to present the breeding and cultivation practices of purslane, as well as the effects of abiotic stressors on yield and chemical composition of the edible parts. Finally, we present information that helps to optimize purslane cultivation and facilitate its management in degraded soils for their exploitation in the existing farming systems.

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Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of Portulaca oleracea as a Crop: A Review

Carrascosa

Pascual

Ros

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“…P. oleracea has also been used to produce powder mixtures with two other plant species, Amaranthus hybridus L. and Chenopodium berlandieri L. The powder mixtures containing P. oleracea showed more significant contents of phenolic compounds, with an increase in the antioxidant activity [ 57 ].…”

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Potential Functional Food Products and Molecular Mechanisms of Portulaca Oleracea L. on Anticancer Activity: A Review

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Rosenthal

Ayres

et al. 2022

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

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Portulaca oleracea Linn. (P. oleracea L.) has recently gained attention as a functional food due to the chemical composition of this plant regarding bioactive compounds. The special attention to the use of P. oleracea as an ingredient in functional food products is also due to the promotion of sustainable food. It is an unconventional food plant, and its consumption may contribute to preserving biodiversity due to its cultivation in a polyculture system. Food sovereignty may be achieved, among other strategies, with the consumption of unconventional food plants that are more resistant in nature and easily cultivated in small places. P. oleracea grows spontaneously and may be found in streets and sidewalks, or it may be cultivated with seeds and cuttings propagation. The culinary versatility of P. oleracea opens up opportunities to explore the development of sustainable, functional food products. This mini-review shows that functional food products developed from P. oleracea are already available at the research level, but it is expected that more scientific literature focusing on the development of P. oleracea functional products with proven anticancer activities may be released in the near future. Polysaccharides, some phenolic compounds, alkaloids, and cerebrosides are associated with the inhibition and prevention of carcinogenesis through in vitro and in vivo investigations. The anticancer activities of P. oleracea, its bioactive compounds, and the involved molecular mechanisms have been reported in the literature. The importance of further elucidating the cancer inhibition mechanisms is in the interest of forthcoming applications in the development of food products with anticancer properties for implementation in the human diet.

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“…In this research a powder supplement made with two endemic vegetable ingredients from Mexico was used; these plants contained, in dietary supplement, belong to the species of Chenopodium berlandieri L. and Portulaca Oleraceae L. In addition, each species was characterized [22], and also the nutritional and functional evaluation of the supplement was performed [30]; the research considered the nutritional profile [macronutrients and micronutrients (minerals and amino acids)] and antioxidant properties (antioxidant compounds and antioxidant activity) [30].…”

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“…These act by reducing peroxide concentrations and even inhibiting lipid peroxidation and repairing oxidized membranes or promoting the strengthening or restoration of the antioxidant defenses of the cells; on the other hand, supplementation with non-enzymatic antioxidant molecules (phytonutrients) reduce the possibility of the metalloid interacting with biomolecules and inducing oxidative damage [42,44]. Among these compounds are some phytochemicals of the phenolic type such as phenolic acids (caffeic acid), flavonoids (quercetin, naringenin, phloretin), and non-phenolic such as carotenoids (β-carotene), chlorophylls, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin C, some minerals like zinc, manganese, magnesium, and selenium and amino acids like cysteine [42,44,45], nutritional compounds that were presented in high concentrations in the supplement administered [30].…”

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“…On the other hand, nutritional deficiencies due to low consumption of micronutrients contribute to increasing the risk of arsenic-induced skin lesions [57]. In our study, the quelites included in the supplement were evaluated (each plant and mixtures) showing an excellent nutritional profile when an optimized mixture was made [22,30]. The supplement was rich in antioxidant compounds [carotenoids, chlorophyll, phenolic acids (chlorogenic acid), flavonoids (quercetin, naringenin, phloretin, and phloridzin), amino acids (methionine, cysteine, serine, and glycine), minerals (Zn, Se, Mg, and P between others), and dietary fiber [22,30].…”

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Effect of a Supplementation with Two Quelites on Urinary Excretion of Arsenic in Adolescents Exposed to Water Contaminated with the Metalloid in a Community in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico

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Quelites are Mexican wild plants, reported as excellent sources of nutritional compounds such as amino acids (serine, glycine, and cysteine), minerals (Mg, Fe, and Zn), and phytochemicals, as phenolic acids (chlorogenic acid) and flavonoids (phloridzin and naringenin); on the other hand, high biological activity has been shown in these compounds. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of a supplementation with two endemic quelites of Mexico (Chenopodium berlandieri L. and Portulaca Oleracea L.); in addition to supplementation, a nutritional intervention was performed; the biomarkers of hemoglobin (Hb), urinary malondialdehyde (UMDA), and urinary arsenic (UAs) were measured in adolescents exposed to arsenic. A clinical intervention study was conducted in 27 adolescents ages 11 to 12 years for 4 weeks. Weekly anthropometric and dietary evaluations were carried out, as well as the concentration of Hb; the UMDA and UAs were performed by plate-based colorimetric measurement and atomic absorption spectrophotometry with the hydrides generation system, respectively. The results showed that UMDA concentrations had a significant improvement in the supplemented group (SG) vs. control group (CG) (SG = 1.59 ± 0.89 µM/g creatinine vs. CG = 2.90 ± 0.56 µM/g creatinine) in the second week of intervention; on the other hand, the supplemented group showed an increase in Hb levels (15.12 ± 0.99 g/dL) in the same week; finally after the second week, an increase in UAs levels was observed significantly compared to the baseline value (Baseline: 56.85; Week 2: 2.02 µg/g creatinine). Therefore, the results show that the mixture of quelites (a rich source of phytochemicals and nutrients) improved hemoglobin and UMDA levels, and urinary arsenic excretion from the second week in the exposed population.

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Nutritional and functional evaluation of three powder mixtures based on mexican quelites: alternative ingredients to formulate food supplements

Cited by 9 publications

References 44 publications

Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of Portulaca oleracea as a Crop: A Review

Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of Portulaca oleracea as a Crop: A Review

Potential Functional Food Products and Molecular Mechanisms of Portulaca Oleracea L. on Anticancer Activity: A Review

Effect of a Supplementation with Two Quelites on Urinary Excretion of Arsenic in Adolescents Exposed to Water Contaminated with the Metalloid in a Community in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico

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