Sivakumar Dharini, Chen Lingyun, Sultanbawa Yasmina
Phytochemical Food Network Research Group Department of Crop Sciences Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria South Africa.
Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science University of Alberta Edmonton AB Canada.
Food Sci Nutr. 2018 Apr 14;6(4):714-727. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.643. eCollection 2018 Jun.
Regular intake of sufficient amounts of certain dietary phytochemicals was proven to reduce the incidence of noncommunicable chronic diseases and certain infectious diseases. In addition, dietary phytochemicals were also reported to reduce the incidence of metabolic disorders such as obesity in children and adults. However, limited information is available, especially on dietary phytochemicals in the commonly available traditional leafy vegetables. Primarily, the review summarizes information on the major phytochemicals and the impact of geographical location, genotype, agronomy practices, postharvest storage, and processing of common traditional leafy vegetables. The review also briefly discusses the bioavailability and accessibility of major phytochemicals, common antinutritive compounds of the selected vegetables, and recently developed traditional leafy vegetable-based food products for dietary diversification to improve the balanced diet for the consumers. The potential exists for better use of traditional leafy vegetables to sustain food security and to improve the health and well-being of humans.
事实证明，经常摄入足够量的某些膳食植物化学物质可降低非传染性慢性病和某些传染病的发病率。此外，据报道，膳食植物化学物质还能降低儿童和成人肥胖等代谢紊乱的发病率。然而，相关信息有限，尤其是关于常见传统叶菜类蔬菜中的膳食植物化学物质。本综述主要总结了常见传统叶菜类蔬菜中主要植物化学物质的信息，以及地理位置、基因型、农艺措施、采后储存和加工的影响。本综述还简要讨论了主要植物化学物质的生物利用度和可及性、所选蔬菜中常见的抗营养化合物，以及最近开发的以传统叶菜类蔬菜为基础的食品，以实现饮食多样化，改善消费者的均衡饮食。更好地利用传统叶菜类蔬菜以维持粮食安全并改善人类健康和福祉具有潜力。
