Retention of phytochemicals in fresh and processed broccoli

Lenora A. Howard, Elizabeth H. Jeffery, Matthew A. Wallig, Barbara P. Klein

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Abstract

Our objective was to determine whether steam blanching, storage and preparation affected concentrations of sulforaphane (SF), sulforaphane nitrile (SFN), cyanohydroxybutene (CHB), iberin (I) or iberin nitrile (IN) in fresh and frozen broccoli. Broccoli (var. 'Arcadia') was grown In St. Charles, IL over three seasons. Samples were steam blanched (2 min at 93±5°C) within 24h of harvest, frozen and stored at -20°C up to 90 days, and fresh broccoli was stored at 4°C up to 21 days. Samples were analyzed uncooked or microwave cooked. SF, SFN, I, IN and CHB were determined by GC in dichloromethane extracts from lyophilized samples. Rates of loss for CHB and SF were similar during storage of fresh broccoli. Blanching, storage, and microwave cooking deceased (p<0.01) concentrations of each compound in fresh and frozen broccoli.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1098-1104
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of food science
Volume62
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Keywords

  • Broccoli
  • Iberin cyanohydroxybutene
  • Phytochemicals
  • Sulforaphane

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Food Science

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