2016
DOI: 10.1590/1983-21252016v29n227rc
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Physicochemical Characteristics of Purple Lettuce Harvested at Different Ages

Abstract: -Lettuce is one of the most produced and consumed leafy vegetables in Brazil. It is harvested when the plant reaches full vegetative growth and the leaves are still tender and there are no signs of bolting. The plant is unsuitable for commercialization after this period, thus, a food that is rich in vitamins, minerals and bioactive compounds such as carotenoid is lost. Therefore, the objective of this work was to assess the purple lettuce quality based on physical-chemical characteristics, in three different a… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
2
1
1
1

Citation Types

1
2
0
2

Year Published

2017
2017
2022
2022

Publication Types

Select...
6
1

Relationship

1
6

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 7 publications
(5 citation statements)
references
References 29 publications
(13 reference statements)
1
2
0
2
Order By: Relevance
“…Carotenoids are naturally higher in red-pigmented leaves [41]. The increases in lutein and β-carotene are in line with the results of Moura et al [42], which had a higher total carotenoids concentration in lettuce at 40 DAT compared to 20 and 30 DAT, and quoted from other authors that lettuce carotenoids concentration can increase three to four times with maturation. Likewise, β-carotene increased in fully grown leafy amaranth in comparison to microgreens amaranth [34].…”
Section: Carotenoid Content Of Microgreens and Mature Salanovasupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Carotenoids are naturally higher in red-pigmented leaves [41]. The increases in lutein and β-carotene are in line with the results of Moura et al [42], which had a higher total carotenoids concentration in lettuce at 40 DAT compared to 20 and 30 DAT, and quoted from other authors that lettuce carotenoids concentration can increase three to four times with maturation. Likewise, β-carotene increased in fully grown leafy amaranth in comparison to microgreens amaranth [34].…”
Section: Carotenoid Content Of Microgreens and Mature Salanovasupporting
confidence: 89%
“…There are many studies regarding the effect of maturity stage on vegetable fruit sensorial properties and chemical composition (Gajewski & Arasimowicz, 2004;Pinto, Almeida, Aguiar, & Ferreira, 2014), as well as the effect of harvest stage and growing season (Moura, Carlos, De Oliveira, Martins, & Da Silva, 2016), and growing systems on leafy vegetables quality (Petropoulos, Chatzieustratiou, Constantopoulou, & Kapotis, 2016). Another important issue regarding the quality of leafy vegetables is nitrate content of edible parts, since species such as spinach and lettuce are considered nitrate accumulators and may contain significant amounts of nitrates under specific conditions (high nitrogen application rates, growing during winter, harvest time during the day and growth stage) (Petropoulos, Constantopoulou, Karapanos, Akoumianakis, & Passam, 2011;Petropoulos, Olympios, & Passam, 2008;.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Verifica-se que a maior média foi encontrada no tratamento C1S3 (Elba/S3 = 3,4 dS m -1 ) cujo valor foi de 57 mg/g -1 MFF. Moura et al (2016) trabalhando com alface roxo, fertilizante, sem pesticidas e com um composto de orgânico produzido a partir de esterco e resíduos de colheita da horta em período de desenvolvimento de 20, 30 e 40 dias após transplantio-DAT encontraram um alto conteúdo de carotenoides (128,098 mg g -1 ) aos 40 DAT nas plantas. Silva et al (2016) verificaram que houve incrementos nos teores de carotenoides à medida que houve aumento da aplicação de água nas plantas.…”
Section: Resultsunclassified