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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Preliminary Comparisons of Tender Shoots and Young Leaves of 12 Mulberry Varieties as Vegetables and Constituents Relevant for Their Potential Use as Functional Food for Blood Sugar Control.

Jia Wei, Yan Zhu, Tianbao Lin, Han Tao, Lei Chen, Zilong Xu, Zhiqiang Lv, Peigang Liu

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jia WeiInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
Yan ZhuInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
Tianbao LinInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
Han TaoZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China.
Lei ChenInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
Zilong XuInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
Zhiqiang LvInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
Peigang LiuInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
ZheJiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNZhejiang A & F University · CN

Funding

Key Scientific and Technological Grant of Zhejiang for Breeding New Agricultural Varieties 2021C02072-5Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System of China CARS-18-ZJ0203Public Welfare Technology Plication Research Project of Zhejiang Province of China LGN21C160013Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LZ21C020001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vegetables are essential for maintaining health and preventing diseases due to their nutrients and functional components. However, vegetables specifically designed for blood sugar control are limited. The mulberry tree (Morus) offers potential as a source of functional vegetables with blood-sugar-lowering properties, mainly attributed to 1-Deoxynojirimycin (DNJ). This study compared the nutritional composition and DNJ content in various edible parts of twelve mulberry tree varieties. Sensory evaluations were also conducted to assess sensory attributes. Interestingly, DNJ was found to show a positive correlation with sensory evaluations. Furthermore, the sugar content, particularly sucrose, was significantly higher in tender shoots than leaves, indicating tender shoots as a preferable choice for development as a functional food for blood sugar control. Finally,

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blood sugar controlmulberry varietiesnutritional composition

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PMID37960104
PMCPMC10650630
OpenAlexW4388231379

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