Seasonal variations in nutritional components of green asparagus using the mother fern cultivation

Effects of Blanching Method on Sugar and Protodioscin Contents of White Asparagus Spears

“…In addition, types and blanching methods showed no effect on sugar components. Sugar components in spears were stable, consisting of 50-54% fructose, 42-44% glucose, and 4-5% sucrose, and were similar to results reported in previous studies of sugar components in asparagus spears (Brueckner et al, 2010;Matsubara, 1981;Shou et al, 2007). Results of the winter-forcing culture experiments showed no significant difference in sugar content or components in white spears harvested by either the film-cover or soil-mound method, and sugar components were nearly the same as those from the primary field survey.…”

Effect of Supplemental Light on the Quality of Green Asparagus Spears in Winter ‘Fusekomi’ Forcing Culture

“…Sugar composition in the spears showed similar results to other former studies, consisting 50 54% of fructose, 42 44% of glucose and 4 5% sucrose (Matsubara, 1981;Shou et al, 2007;Brueckner et al, 2010), and there was no significant difference among experimental plot observed. So, it is clear that there was no negative impact of supplemental lighting on sugar.…”

Antiradical capacity and polyphenol composition of asparagus spears varieties cultivated under diff erent sunlight conditions

“…Those authors reported that green asparagus contains greater amounts of fl avonoids and hydroxycinnamic acids. Shou et al (2007) also reported that vegetables grown in the shade contained less polyphenols, rutin, ascorbic acid and chlorophyll than asparagus grown in sunlight.…”