Łysiak Grzegorz P
Department of Ornamental Plants, Dendrology and Pomology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, ul. Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznań, Poland.
Foods. 2022 Mar 25;11(7):948. doi: 10.3390/foods11070948.
Flowers have always accompanied people thanks to their manifold aesthetic properties. Some species have also become a component of the human diet. Recent years have seen an increased interest in edible flowers and, consequently, research has been undertaken to determine their chemical composition. Dyes that are abundantly contained in flowers, whose role is to attract pollinating animals, are recognized substances with health-promoting properties. Anthocyanins are a group of dyes that are very common in petals and other parts of flowers. Studies carried out in the twentieth and twenty-first century on flowers growing in temperate climates have found very strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of anthocyanins. Therefore, flowers used by humans for centuries to decorate their surroundings may become an easily available source of nutrients and health-promoting substances. This paper discusses the health-promoting properties of anthocyanins and collects literature on anthocyanin content in edible flowers commonly grown on balconies, terraces, and roofs in countries of temperate climate.
由于其多样的美学特性，花朵一直陪伴着人类。一些品种还成为了人类饮食的一部分。近年来，人们对可食用花卉的兴趣日益浓厚，因此开展了相关研究以确定其化学成分。花朵中大量含有的色素，其作用是吸引传粉动物，这些色素是具有促进健康特性的公认物质。花青素是一类在花瓣和花朵其他部位非常常见的色素。在20世纪和21世纪对生长在温带气候地区的花卉进行的研究发现，花青素具有很强的抗氧化和抗炎特性。因此，几个世纪以来人类用于装饰环境的花朵可能会成为一种容易获得的营养和促进健康物质的来源。本文讨论了花青素的促进健康特性，并收集了关于温带气候国家常见于阳台、露台和屋顶上的可食用花卉中花青素含量的文献。
