Taraxacum officinale as a food source

Escudero, Nora Lilian; Arellano, M; Fernández, S; Albarracín, Graciela; Mucciarelli, S.

doi:10.1023/b:qual.0000040365.90180.b3

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“…On the contrary, Silybum marianum stands out with very low dry matter values (6.80%), and so very high moisture content, due to the fleshy midribs (peeled basal leaves) of this vegetable. These results are in agreement with those reported by other authors related to dry matter content (in a range of 7-29%) for different species of wild leafy vegetables (Guil et al 1997;Escudero and de Arellano 2003).…”

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Wild vegetables of the Mediterranean area as valuable sources of bioactive compounds

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Morales

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Genet Resour Crop Evol

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The intake of traditionally consumed wild edible species is nowadays receiving renewed attention, due to the recognition of their potential benefits for human health. This paper represents a contribution to the knowledge of the chemical composition of different wild and under-utilized vegetables of the Mediterranean area, concerning their organic acid profile and the distribution of ascorbic and dehydroascorbic acids as vitamin C activity. Fifteen species, belonging to ten botanical families, were selected, analyzing two samples of each one from two different localities of Central Spain. Each species showed a specific organic acids fingerprint. Citric acid was 90% of total organic acids in Tamus communis; malic acid was the major one in Humulus lupulus, Taraxacum obovatum and Cichorium intybus, and oxalic acid was the main organic acid in Beta maritima, Papaver rhoeas, Silybum marianum, Foeniculum vulgare, Rumex pulcher, Silene vulgaris, Scolymus hispanicus, Rumex papillaris and Bryonia dioica. The distribution of ascorbic and dehydroascorbic acid was highly variable. Mean values for total vitamin C ranged between 1.5 and 79.4 mg/100 g. Tamus communis, R. pulcher, S. vulgaris and B. dioica,

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“…The low values of vitamin C in plants of the Asteraceae are different from those found by Escudero and de Arellano (2003) or Souci et al (2008), who reported higher values (53 mg/100 g) in some Argentinean samples of Taraxacum officinale.…”

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Wild vegetables of the Mediterranean area as valuable sources of bioactive compounds

Sánchez‐Mata

Loera

Morales

et al. 2011

Genet Resour Crop Evol

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114

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“…This may be because of the nutritional components that were extracted from dandelion. Every 100 g of dry dandelion contain 15.48 g of protein and 695 mg of Ca (Escudero et al, 2003) along with higher levels of carbohydrates (77.35 g) and total sugars (6.53 g) (Dias et al, 2014). Research showed that the water-holding capacity was increased by adding polysaccharide stabilizers, which interact with the casein network (Everett and McL eod, 2005).…”

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Effect of dandelion extract, sucrose and starter culture on the viscosity, water-holding capacity and pH of plain yogurt

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Dandelion extract is a traditional Chinese medicine and contains significant nutritional value. The aim of this study was to research the optimum fermentation conditions for dandelion addition to plain yogurt using a single factor experiments and orthogonal experiment. The results of the present study demonstrated that the addition of dandelion extract affected the viscosity, water-holding capacity and pH of yogurt. Optimized conditions for dandelion addition to plain yogurt based on viscosity, incubation time, pH and sensory score were 10 % sucrose, 0.3 % of the starter cultures, incubation time of 6.5 hours and 3 % dandelion extract. A new kind of dandelion yogurt with high viscosity, good water-holding capacity and good taste was prepared in this study.

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“…It is often consumed as a food (salads) as it is a rich source of micronutrients such as minerals and vitamins [26]. Dandelion has numerous therapeutic benefits, including treatment of T2D, blisters, spleen, and liver complaints [27], and is used as a popular traditional medicine in Turkey and Mexico for the control of T2D [28].…”

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The Physiological Effects of Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale) in Type 2 Diabetes

2016

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■ AbstractThe tremendous rise in the economic burden of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has prompted a search for alternative and less expensive medicines. Dandelion offers a compelling profile of bioactive components with potential anti-diabetic properties. The Taraxacum genus from the Asteraceae family is found in the temperate zone of the Northern hemisphere. It is available in several areas around the world. In many countries, it is used as food and in some countries as therapeutics for the control and treatment of T2D. The anti-diabetic properties of dandelion are attributed to bioactive chemical components; these include chicoric acid, taraxasterol (TS), chlorogenic acid, and sesquiterpene lactones. Studies have outlined the useful pharmacological profile of dandelion for the treatment of an array of diseases, although little attention has been paid to the effects of its bioactive components on T2D to date. This review recapitulates previous work on dandelion and its potential for the treatment and prevention of T2D, highlighting its anti-diabetic properties, the structures of its chemical components, and their potential mechanisms of action in T2D. Although initial research appears promising, data on the cellular impact of dandelion are limited, necessitating further work on clonal β-cell lines (INS-1E), α-cell lines, and human skeletal cell lines for better identification of the active components that could be of use in the control and treatment of T2D. In fact, extensive invitro, in-vivo, and clinical research is required to investigate further the pharmacological, physiological, and biochemical mechanisms underlying the effects of dandelion-derived compounds on T2D.

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Taraxacum officinale as a food source

Cited by 73 publications

References 13 publications

Wild vegetables of the Mediterranean area as valuable sources of bioactive compounds

Wild vegetables of the Mediterranean area as valuable sources of bioactive compounds

Effect of dandelion extract, sucrose and starter culture on the viscosity, water-holding capacity and pH of plain yogurt

The Physiological Effects of Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale) in Type 2 Diabetes

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