Abstract
Vegetables contain unknown compounds with important health promoting effect. The described project defined and tested a two-step screening procedure for identification of such compounds. Step 1 is initial screening according to three criteria: 1.1, chemically reactive functional groups; 1.2, toxicity at high concentrations or other bioactivity; and 1.3, presence in healthy foods. Step 2 is testing for minimum criteria defining health-promoting compounds: 2.1, positive or biphasic ("hormesis") responses in bioassay; 2.2, human tissue concentrations corresponding to beneficial effects in bioassay; and 2.3, possibility to control content in food. Falcarinol from carrots fulfilled all 6 criteria and subsequently showed anticancer effect in rats.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Trends in Food Science & Technology |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 7-8 |
| Pages (from-to) | 384-393 |
| ISSN | 0924-2244 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
UN SDGs
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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