Corema album spp: Edible wild crowberries with a high content in minerals and organic acids

Catarina Brito; Taciana Bertotti; Maria João Primitivo; Marta Neves; Cristiana L. Pires; Pedro F. Cruz; Patrícia A. T. Martins; Ana Cristina Rodrigues; Maria João Moreno; Rui M. M. Brito; Maria Jorge  Campos; Daniela C. Vaz; Maria Fernanda Pessoa; Fernando Lidon; Fernando Reboredo; Vânia S. Ribeiro

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128732

Corema album spp: Edible wild crowberries with a high content in minerals and organic acids

Catarina Brito, Taciana Bertotti, Maria João Primitivo, Marta Neves, Cristiana L. Pires, Pedro F. Cruz, Patrícia A. T. Martins, Ana Cristina Rodrigues, Maria João Moreno, Rui M. M. Brito, Maria Jorge Campos, Daniela C. Vaz, Maria Fernanda Pessoa, Fernando Lidon, Fernando Reboredo, Vânia S. Ribeiro

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Edible wild plants are part of the ethnobotanical and gastronomic heritage of different geographical areas. Corema album (L.) D. Don is an endemic species of the dune systems of the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The aerial parts of Corema album are a source of nutrients and antioxidants. The Corema album white berry (Portuguese crowberry) is rich in calcium, iron, and zinc. The plant also shows high phenolic content and antioxidant capacity associated with the leaves, fruit, and flowers. The presence of organic acids, namely phenolic acids, such as hydroxycinnamic acids, and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) omega-3 and omega-6 has also been confirmed. Toxicity studies evaluated by cell viability tests with human intestinal epithelium model cells (Caco-2) have shown that, at low concentrations, plant extracts may present beneficial effects.

Original language	English
Article number	128732
Journal	Food Chemistry
Volume	345
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128732
Publication status	Published - 30 May 2021

Keywords

Antioxidant capacity
Caco-2 cells
Corema album
Mineral content
Organic acids
White berries
Wild edible plants

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Brito, C., Bertotti, T., Primitivo, M. J., Neves, M., Pires, C. L., Cruz, P. F., Martins, P. A. T., Rodrigues, A. C., Moreno, M. J., Brito, R. M. M., Campos, M. J., Vaz, D. C., Pessoa, M. F., Lidon, F., Reboredo, F., & Ribeiro, V. S. (2021). Corema album spp: Edible wild crowberries with a high content in minerals and organic acids. Food Chemistry, 345, Article 128732. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128732

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