Predictive modelling of health aspects in the food production chain: a case study on glucosinolates in cabbage

• Published in: Trends in food science & technology Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 174 - 181
• Main Authors: Dekker, Matthijs, Verkerk, Ruud, Jongen, Wim M.F
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 2000; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Food industries; Fruit and vegetable industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Leerstoelgroep Productontwerpen en kwaliteitskunde; Product Design and Quality Management Group; VLAG; Antineoplastic agent; Heat treatment; Cooking; Glucosinolate; Prediction; Modeling; Biological activity; Plant origin; Nutritional loss; Processed food; Cabbage; Vegetable; Quantitative analysis

In this paper, it is demonstrated that many steps in the food production chain of vegetable products can have large influence on the final intake of health protective phytochemicals. The wide variations in levels at each step in the production chain makes an experimental quantification of the dietar...