| Title: | Improvement of sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum L.) nutritional value through iodine biofortification in a hydroponic floating system |
| Author(s): | Sarrou E; Siomos AS; Riccadona S; Aktsoglou DC; Tsouvaltzis P; Angeli A; Franceschi P; Chatzopoulou P; Vrhovsek U; Martens S; |
| Address: | "Hellenic Agricultural Organization 'DEMETER', Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Recourses, Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Thermi 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece. Electronic address: esarroy@gmail.com. Aristotle University, Department of Horticulture, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. Fondazione Edmund Mach, Centro Ricerca e Innovazione, Department of Computational Biology, Via E. Mach, 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy. Fondazione Edmund Mach, Centro Ricerca e Innovazione, Department of Food Quality and Nutrition, Via E. Mach, 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy. Hellenic Agricultural Organization 'DEMETER', Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Recourses, Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Thermi 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.05.190 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-7072 (Electronic) 0308-8146 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Sea fennel is an herbaceous aromatic and edible halophyte, naturally occurring in coastal areas of the Mediterranean basin. Besides its scientific interest as a salt-tolerant species it exhibits considerable nutritional value and economical potential. As sea fennel is distributed in maritime areas, where natural iodine is available in high concentrations, the aim of this study was to evaluate whether sea fennel has the potential to accumulate elevated iodine concentrations under cultivation. A biofortification experiment in a hydroponic system applying two forms of iodine, KI and KIO(3) in different concentrations was set up and monitored using sophisticated targeted elementary and metabolite analysis. The biofortification potential and possible effects on nutritional value were investigated. This study revealed that both iodine forms increased the iodine content of sea fennel tissues. Nutritional and health promoting components, biomass production but also antioxidant potential were stable or even improved under the iodine treatments" |
| Keywords: | "Apiaceae/growth & development/*metabolism Biofortification Biomass Carotenoids/analysis/isolation & purification Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Hydroponics/*methods Iodine/*chemistry *Nutritive Value Plant Extrac;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineSarrou, Eirini Siomos, Anastasios S Riccadona, Samantha Aktsoglou, Danai-Christina Tsouvaltzis, Pavlos Angeli, Andrea Franceschi, Pietro Chatzopoulou, Paschalina Vrhovsek, Urska Martens, Stefan eng England 2019/06/17 Food Chem. 2019 Oct 30; 296:150-159. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.05.190. Epub 2019 May 29" |
