Abstract
Pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) is a leafy vegetable that is widely available in Asia and consumed in rising quantities in Europe. Pak choi contains high levels of secondary plant metabolites, such as carotenoids, chlorophylls, glucosinolates, phenolic compounds, and vitamin K, which are beneficial for humans if consumed on a regular basis. The evaluation of the genotype-induced variation of secondary plant metabolites revealed that the cultivar ‘Amur’ contained the highest concentration of secondary plant metabolites. Furthermore, steaming retained more chlorophylls, glucosinolates, phenolic acids and flavonoid compounds than boiling. In contrast, both domestic cooking methods – boiling, and steaming – reduced the formation of glucosinolate breakdown products, especially the undesired epithionitriles and nitriles but less of the health-beneficial isothiocyanates.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Amur had the highest secondary metabolite concentration among cultivars.
Verbatim
e0“the cultivar ‘Amur’ contained the highest concentration of secondary plant metabolites”
e1“Pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)”
Claim · model-written summary
Steaming retained more chlorophylls, glucosinolates, and phenolic acids than boiling.
Verbatim
e0“steaming retained more chlorophylls, glucosinolates, phenolic acids and flavonoid compounds than boiling”
e1“Pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)”
Claim · model-written summary
Steaming retained more flavonoid compounds than boiling.
Verbatim
e0“steaming retained more chlorophylls, glucosinolates, phenolic acids and flavonoid compounds than boiling”
e1“Pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)”
Claim · model-written summary
Boiling reduced formation of glucosinolate breakdown products, especially epithionitriles and nitriles.
- Taxon
- Pak choie1
- Treatment
- boilinge0
- Outcome
- formation of glucosinolate breakdown products, especially the undesired epithionitriles and nitrilese0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“both domestic cooking methods – boiling, and steaming – reduced the formation of glucosinolate breakdown products, especially the undesired epithionitriles and nitriles but less of the health-beneficial isothiocyanates”
e1“Pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)”
Claim · model-written summary
Steaming reduced formation of glucosinolate breakdown products, especially epithionitriles and nitriles.
- Taxon
- Pak choie1
- Treatment
- steaminge0
- Outcome
- formation of glucosinolate breakdown products, especially the undesired epithionitriles and nitrilese0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“both domestic cooking methods – boiling, and steaming – reduced the formation of glucosinolate breakdown products, especially the undesired epithionitriles and nitriles but less of the health-beneficial isothiocyanates”
e1“Pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)”
Claim · model-written summary
Boiling reduced isothiocyanate formation less than other breakdown products.
- Taxon
- Pak choie1
- Treatment
- boilinge0
- Outcome
- health-beneficial isothiocyanatese0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- but lesse0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“both domestic cooking methods – boiling, and steaming – reduced the formation of glucosinolate breakdown products, especially the undesired epithionitriles and nitriles but less of the health-beneficial isothiocyanates”
e1“Pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)”
Claim · model-written summary
Steaming reduced isothiocyanate formation less than other breakdown products.
- Taxon
- Pak choie1
- Treatment
- steaminge0
- Outcome
- health-beneficial isothiocyanatese0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- but lesse0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“both domestic cooking methods – boiling, and steaming – reduced the formation of glucosinolate breakdown products, especially the undesired epithionitriles and nitriles but less of the health-beneficial isothiocyanates”
e1“Pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)”
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