Nutritional and health potential of European chestnut
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Summary: | Chestnut is a crisp, sweet soft fruit that has already played an important role in the feeding of many European regions and is still a very popular fruit. Classical analyzes were used to determine the chemical and nutritional composition of European sweet chestnut. Already, for the determination of the starch content, we use the Lintner polarimetric method. However, the amylose/amylopectin ratio of the starch was measured by gel filtration chromatography. The values for the chemical composition of sweet chestnut were found very interesting, particularly, the values of vitamin C such as the abundance of mineral salts. Were also surprising the starch value and in this the amylose/amylopectin ratio, when compared with the same ratio in most cereals. The amylose/amylopectin ratio of European sweet chestnut starch may help us to explain many of its beneficial nutritional properties and may prove to be of great importance in the industrial use of chestnut. Due to the chemical and nutritional characteristics, European sweet chestnut is a recommended food, especially for patients with high cholesterol, diabetics, and patients suffering from celiac disease, since the chestnut does not have gluten. The aim of this work is to evaluate the nutritional and health potential of sweet chestnut being a great part of the results presented the fruit of bibliographical research. |
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Nutritional and health potential of European chestnutPotencial nutricional e de saúde da castanha europeiaChestnutStarchAmylose/amylopectin ratioNutritionHealthChestnut is a crisp, sweet soft fruit that has already played an important role in the feeding of many European regions and is still a very popular fruit. Classical analyzes were used to determine the chemical and nutritional composition of European sweet chestnut. Already, for the determination of the starch content, we use the Lintner polarimetric method. However, the amylose/amylopectin ratio of the starch was measured by gel filtration chromatography. The values for the chemical composition of sweet chestnut were found very interesting, particularly, the values of vitamin C such as the abundance of mineral salts. Were also surprising the starch value and in this the amylose/amylopectin ratio, when compared with the same ratio in most cereals. The amylose/amylopectin ratio of European sweet chestnut starch may help us to explain many of its beneficial nutritional properties and may prove to be of great importance in the industrial use of chestnut. Due to the chemical and nutritional characteristics, European sweet chestnut is a recommended food, especially for patients with high cholesterol, diabetics, and patients suffering from celiac disease, since the chestnut does not have gluten. The aim of this work is to evaluate the nutritional and health potential of sweet chestnut being a great part of the results presented the fruit of bibliographical research.O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar o potencial nutricional e de saúde da castanha doce europeia, sendo grande parte dos resultados apresentados fruto de pesquisa bibliográfica. A castanha é um fruto suave e doce que já desempenhou um papel importante na alimentação de muitas regiões europeias continuando a ser um fruto muito popular. Análises clássicas foram usadas para determinar a composição química e nutricional da castanha europeia. Já para a determinação do teor de amido, utilizou-se o método polarimétrico de Lintner. A amilose/amilopectina do amido foram determinadas por cromatografia de filtração em gel, sendo posteriormente calculada a sua relação. Dos valores para a composição química da castanha, pesquisados na bibliografia, são de realçar os valores de vitamina C e a abundância de sais minerais. Também é importante o valor de amido e neste a razão amilose/amilopectina, quando comparado com a mesma proporção na maioria dos cereais. A relação amilose/amilopectina do amido de castanha-europeia pode ajudar-nos a explicar muitas das suas propriedades nutricionais benéficas e pode revelar-se de grande importância no uso industrial da castanha. Devido às suas características químicas e nutricionais, a castanha europeia é um alimento recomendado especialmente para pacientes com colesterol alto, diabéticos e pacientes que sofrem de doença celíaca, uma vez que a castanha não tem glúten.Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de PortugalBiblioteca Digital do IPBChoupina, Altino2019-09-02T10:48:11Z20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/19514engAltino Choupina (2019). Nutritional and health potential of European chestnut. Revista de Ciências Agrárias. ISSN 0871-018X. 42:3, p. 801-8070871-018X10.19084/rca.17701info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-21T10:44:27Zoai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/19514Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T23:10:02.830289Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Nutritional and health potential of European chestnut Potencial nutricional e de saúde da castanha europeia |
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Nutritional and health potential of European chestnut |
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Nutritional and health potential of European chestnut Choupina, Altino Chestnut Starch Amylose/amylopectin ratio Nutrition Health |
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Nutritional and health potential of European chestnut |
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Nutritional and health potential of European chestnut |
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Nutritional and health potential of European chestnut |
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Nutritional and health potential of European chestnut |
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Nutritional and health potential of European chestnut |
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Choupina, Altino |
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Choupina, Altino |
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Biblioteca Digital do IPB |
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Choupina, Altino |
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Chestnut Starch Amylose/amylopectin ratio Nutrition Health |
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Chestnut Starch Amylose/amylopectin ratio Nutrition Health |
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Chestnut is a crisp, sweet soft fruit that has already played an important role in the feeding of many European regions and is still a very popular fruit. Classical analyzes were used to determine the chemical and nutritional composition of European sweet chestnut. Already, for the determination of the starch content, we use the Lintner polarimetric method. However, the amylose/amylopectin ratio of the starch was measured by gel filtration chromatography. The values for the chemical composition of sweet chestnut were found very interesting, particularly, the values of vitamin C such as the abundance of mineral salts. Were also surprising the starch value and in this the amylose/amylopectin ratio, when compared with the same ratio in most cereals. The amylose/amylopectin ratio of European sweet chestnut starch may help us to explain many of its beneficial nutritional properties and may prove to be of great importance in the industrial use of chestnut. Due to the chemical and nutritional characteristics, European sweet chestnut is a recommended food, especially for patients with high cholesterol, diabetics, and patients suffering from celiac disease, since the chestnut does not have gluten. The aim of this work is to evaluate the nutritional and health potential of sweet chestnut being a great part of the results presented the fruit of bibliographical research. |
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