tema 7 Flashcards
Lignans
vascular plant secondary metabolites, with widespread occurrence in the plant kingdom, and which are ascribed a wide range of physiological functions
where we can find lignans?
flaxseed and sesame seeds, oats, legumes, vegetables and fruit, berries, coffe, tea, wine
ezekiel bread 4:9
This bread uses a unique blend of 4 different cereal grainsand 2 legumes
SPROUTING GRAINS
Soaking the grians in water and allowing them to germinate causes a lot of biochemical reactions in the grain.
2 benefits:
+ amount of healthy nutrients
- amount of anti-nutrients in the grain
Fermentation and germination
Improve nutritional value of cereals and legumes through activation of enogenous enzymes
Germination
Improves the biological value of protein
protein digestibility increased by 64%
Lignan health benefits
-reduced cardiovascular risk that involves the lowering of LDL cholesterol and the modulation of lipid metabolism
-strong antioxidants
-activity of antioxidant enzymes
Resveratrol
Polyphenolic compound naturally found in peanuts, grapes, red wine, and some berries
Certain plants produce resveratrol in response to stress, injury, fungal infection, or ultraviolet(UV) radiation.
Resveratrol is a fat-soluble compound.
RESVERATROL AND HEALTH
Wine was initially thought to be responsible for red wine’s beneficial cardiovascular effects
there is currently no evidencethat the content of resveratrol in red wine confers any additional risk reductio
Revasterol sources
-wine
-peanuts
-blueberries
-raspberries
chloroohyll
Phptpsynthesis – use a green pigment (molecule that has a particular color and can absorb light) called ____