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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The In Vitro Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion Affects the Bioaccessibility and Bioactivity of

Marta Igual, Ângela Fernandes, Maria Inês Dias, José Pinela, Purificación García-Segovia, Javier Martínez-Monzó, Lillian Barros

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marta IgualFood Investigation and Innovation Group, Food Technology Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5128-5489
Ângela FernandesCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0157-9873
Maria Inês DiasCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8744-7814
José PinelaCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7523-1637
Purificación García-SegoviaFood Investigation and Innovation Group, Food Technology Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4968-5050
Javier Martínez-MonzóFood Investigation and Innovation Group, Food Technology Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1123-2304
Lillian BarrosCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9050-5189
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança · PTUniversitat Politècnica de València · ES

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia CEECIND/01011/2018Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia LA/P/0007/2021Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/00690/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDP/00690/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) is an important root vegetable crop and a valuable food source of micronutrients and bioactive constituents. In this study, the bioaccessibility of minerals, organic acids, and betacyanins in beetroot powder during simulated gastrointestinal digestion was investigated, as well as the antioxidant activity of the final fractions of each phase of the process. Mineral elements were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), organic acids by ultra-fast liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (UFLC-PDA), and betacyanins by liquid chromatography with diode-array detection and mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-ESI/MSn). The oxidative hemolysis inhibition assay was used to assess the ex vivo antioxidant activity. The bioaccessibility of minerals at the end of gastrointestinal digestion ranged from 43 to 65%, depending on the mineral element. Among these, Mg was the most bioaccessible, while Ca and Fe had the lowest bioaccessibility. For organic acids, a major release during digestion was observed for quinic acid. It was also found that betanin (the major betalain in beetroot) was highly unstable during the digestion process, probably due to its hydrophilic nature, which agreed with the significant (p < 0.05) decrease in antioxidant/antihemolytic activity. These results suggest that beetroot antioxidant compounds are unstable under gastrointestinal conditions, and could be useful for future development of novel and more stable beetroot food formulations.

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antihemolytic activityantioxidant activitybeetrootbetacyaninsbetaninmacromineralsquinic acidsimulated gastrointestinal digestiontrace elements

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PMID36673430
PMCPMC9857886
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