Evaluation of buckwheat sprouts as microgreens

• Published in: Acta agriculturae slovenica Vol. 95; no. 2; pp. 157 - 162
• Main Authors: Janovská, Dagmar, Štočková, Lenka, Stehno, Zdeněk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; German; Slovenian
• Published: Ljubljana Versita 01.02.2010; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
• Subjects: ajda; antioksidativna aktivnost; antioxidant activity; buckwheat; carotenoids; fenolne kisline; flavonoidi; flavonoids; karotenoidi; microgreens; mlade rastline; phenolic acids; rutin
• ISSN: 1581-9175; 1854-1941
• DOI: 10.2478/v10014-010-0012-2

Microgreens from common and tartary buckwheat genotypes were evaluated for total flavonoid content (rutin, quercetine and kaempferol separately), bound phenolic acids content, carotenoids and α-tocopherol content and antioxidant activity. The results have shown that in common and tartary buckwheat microgreens antioxidant activity was found. High level of flavonoids, carotenoids, and α-tocopherol was detected as well. Higher amount of flavonoids was found out in tartary buckwheat microgreens. No significant differences were detected between common and tartary buckwheat microgreens in content of phenolic acids. Microgreens of both common and tartary buckwheat represent potential nutritional sources for alternative vegetable in the Czech Republic. Vsebnost celokupnih flavonoidov (posebej rutina, kvercetina in kempferola), vezanih fenolnih kislin, karotenoidov, α-tokoferola in antioksidantna aktivnost so bili raziskani pri mladih rastlinah navadne in tatarske ajde. Ugotovljena je antioksidativna aktivnost izvlečkov mladih rastlin navadne in tatarske ajde ter visoka vsebnost flavonoidov, karotenoidov in α-tokoferola. Posebej visoka vsebnost flavonoidov je bila ugotovljena pri tatarski ajdi, medtem ko glede na vsebnost fenolnih snovi ni bilo razlike med mladimi rastlinami navadne in tatarske ajde. Mlade rastline tako navadne kot tatarske ajde so možen alternativni vir zelenjave v Češki republiki