Moyo Mack, Aremu Adeyemi O
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2022;62(13):3535-3552. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1867055. Epub 2021 Jan 5.
(Syn. ) is fast emerging as one of the most widely consumed leafy vegetables due to its nutrition and health-promoting properties. In addition to its high nutritional content, the plant has a rich pool of diverse antioxidant phytochemicals. The current review provides a critical appraisal on the increasing nutritional significance of due to its rich pool of natural bioactive compounds and beneficial health-promoting qualities. The rich nutritional content especially the high levels of macro- and micronutrients is an indication of its potential to mitigate malnutrition and the increasing incidence of diet-related obesity and non-communicable diseases. The presence of health-promoting natural compounds, notably polyphenols, glucosinates and terpernoids has been confirmed in using different analytical methods. possesses high levels of α-tocopherol, β-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol, ascorbic acid, α-carotene, β-carotene, lutein, violaxanthin, and β-cryptoxanthin. These nutritional compounds could be useful in food applications as supplements, colorants and extending shelf-life of food products. extracts have demonstrated promising effects in several biological assays using in vitro and in vivo systems. Clearly, diversified diets that include a regular intake of dark green leafy vegetables including , holds great promise in ensuring food and nutrition security.
由于其营养和促进健康的特性，（该植物学名未给出，暂称）正迅速成为消费最为广泛的叶菜类蔬菜之一。除了其高营养含量外，该植物还含有丰富多样的抗氧化植物化学物质。本综述对（该植物）因其丰富的天然生物活性化合物库和有益健康促进品质而日益增加的营养意义进行了批判性评估。丰富的营养成分，尤其是大量的常量和微量营养素，表明其有潜力缓解营养不良以及饮食相关肥胖和非传染性疾病发病率的上升。使用不同分析方法已证实（该植物）中存在促进健康的天然化合物，特别是多酚、硫代葡萄糖苷和萜类化合物。（该植物）含有高水平的α-生育酚、β-生育酚和γ-生育酚、抗坏血酸、α-胡萝卜素、β-胡萝卜素、叶黄素、紫黄质和β-隐黄质。这些营养化合物可作为补充剂、着色剂用于食品应用，并延长食品保质期。（该植物）提取物在使用体外和体内系统的几种生物学试验中已显示出有前景的效果。显然，包括定期摄入深色绿叶蔬菜（包括该植物）在内的多样化饮食，在确保粮食和营养安全方面具有很大潜力。
