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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Effect of Common Cooking and Drying Methods on Phytochemical and Antioxidant Properties of

Buyile Ncube, Bhekisisa Dlamini, Daniso Beswa

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Buyile NcubeDepartment Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, P.O. Box 17011, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa.
Bhekisisa DlaminiDepartment Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, P.O. Box 17011, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa.
Daniso BeswaDepartment Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, P.O. Box 17011, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2277-9046
University of Johannesburg · ZA

Funding

National Research Foundation Thuthuka (NRF) 113299
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, Corchorus olitorius leaves were subjected to different thermal treatments (blanching, boiling, drying, frying, and steaming) and analyzed, total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and antioxidant activity. Furthermore, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to identify functional groups, while metabolites were identified with LC-MC. The TPC and antioxidant activity of C. olitorius were significantly (p < 0.05) increased by cooking and drying. The steam-cooked sample had the highest TPC (18.89 mg GAE/g) and TFC (78.42 mg QE/g). With ABTS, FRAP, and DPPH assays, the steam-cooked sample exhibited the highest antioxidant activity of 119.58, 167.31, and 122.23 µM TE/g, respectively. LC-MS identified forty-two (42) metabolites in C. olitorius that included phenolic acid derivatives, flavonoid derivatives, and amino acid derivatives. Overall, steaming appears to be the best cooking method, with respect to the retention of phytochemical compounds and antioxidant activity.

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AntioxidantsCorchorusChromatography, LiquidCookingFlavonoidsPhenolsPhytochemicalsSteamTandem Mass SpectrometryAntioxidantsFlavonoidsPhenolsPhytochemicalsSteamantioxidant activitycookingCorchorus olitoriusdryingfryingTFCTPC

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PMID36558185
PMCPMC9785860
OpenAlexW4312210809

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