Abstract
Abstract Consumers are increasingly consuming sprouted seeds due to their low calories content, nutritional value, as well as beneficial effects on human health. Sprouts contain many bioactive compounds such as minerals, fibre, vitamin C, carotenoids and phenolic compounds. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of darkness, light and time total phenolic content and scavenging activity in alfalfa (Medicago sativa), radish (Raphanus sativus), broccoli (Brassica oleracea) and hemp (Cannabis sativa) seeds during germination. The seeds were washed, soaked in water by ratio of 2:1 (water : seeds) for 12±1 h and then germinated in light and dark conditions at a temperature of 22±2 °C and a relative humidity of 85±2% for different times (12, 24, 36 and 48 hours) in a climatic chamber ICH110 (Memmert, Germany). The quality changes of germinated seeds are determined by phenol content and scavenging activity. Un-germinated seeds were used as a control. The results of current studies show that after germination the highest increase in total phenols was in radish, broccoli and alfalfa seeds. The scavenging activity (SA) was higher after 48 hours of germination in all seed types compared to un-germinated seeds both in darkness and in light. This study shows that sprouted edible seeds are an excellent source of total phenolic compounds and has a high scavenging activity.
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Claim · model-written summary
Radish seeds showed among the highest increases in total phenols after germination.
- Taxon
- radish
Raphanus sativuse0 - Treatment
- germinatione0
- Outcome
- total phenolse0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Comparator
- Un-germinated seedse1
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Verbatim
e0“after germination the highest increase in total phenols was in radish, broccoli and alfalfa seeds”
e1“Un-germinated seeds were used as a control”
Claim · model-written summary
Broccoli seeds showed among the highest increases in total phenols after germination.
- Taxon
- broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italicae0 - Treatment
- germinatione0
- Outcome
- total phenolse0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Comparator
- Un-germinated seedse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“after germination the highest increase in total phenols was in radish, broccoli and alfalfa seeds”
e1“Un-germinated seeds were used as a control”
Claim · model-written summary
Alfalfa seeds showed among the highest increases in total phenols after germination.
- Taxon
- alfalfa
Medicago sativae0 - Treatment
- germinatione0
- Outcome
- total phenolse0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Comparator
- Un-germinated seedse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“after germination the highest increase in total phenols was in radish, broccoli and alfalfa seeds”
e1“Un-germinated seeds were used as a control”
Claim · model-written summary
Scavenging activity increased after 48 hours of germination in all tested seed types in light and darkness.
- Taxon
- alfalfa (Medicago sativa), radish (Raphanus sativus), broccoli (Brassica oleracea) and hemp (Cannabis sativa)
Cannabis sativa
Brassica oleraceaRaphanus sativusMedicago sativae0 - Treatment
- 48 hours of germinatione1
- Outcome
- scavenging activity (SA)e1
- Direction
- highere1
- Qualifier
- both in darkness and in lighte1
- Comparator
- un-germinated seedse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“alfalfa (Medicago sativa), radish (Raphanus sativus), broccoli (Brassica oleracea) and hemp (Cannabis sativa) seeds”
e1“The scavenging activity (SA) was higher after 48 hours of germination in all seed types compared to un-germinated seeds both in darkness and in light”
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