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The Influence of Different Hydrothermal Processes Used in the Preparation of Brussels Sprouts on the Availability of Glucosinolates to Humans

Version 1 : Received: 6 August 2024 / Approved: 7 August 2024 / Online: 8 August 2024 (12:13:19 CEST)

How to cite: Sadowska-Rociek, A.; Doniec, J.; Kusznierewicz, B.; Dera, T.; Florkiewicz, A.; Filipiak-Florkiewicz, A. The Influence of Different Hydrothermal Processes Used in the Preparation of Brussels Sprouts on the Availability of Glucosinolates to Humans. Preprints 2024, 2024080545. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0545.v1 Sadowska-Rociek, A.; Doniec, J.; Kusznierewicz, B.; Dera, T.; Florkiewicz, A.; Filipiak-Florkiewicz, A. The Influence of Different Hydrothermal Processes Used in the Preparation of Brussels Sprouts on the Availability of Glucosinolates to Humans. Preprints 2024, 2024080545. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0545.v1

Abstract

Cruciferous vegetables represent a valuable source of bioactive compounds. However, there is currently a paucity of information regarding the extent to which these compounds remain bioavailable to the body following thermal treatment and digestion processes within the digestive tract. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of heat treatment and in vitro digestion on the level of selected bioactive compounds in Brussels sprouts. The Brussels sprouts samples were subjected to a range of thermal processing techniques, which were then followed by a simulated in vitro digestion. The investigated compounds were analysed using UV-Vis spectrometry and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The findings revealed that the sous-vide method of cooking Brussels sprouts resulted in significantly higher losses of glucosinolates (GLS) in comparison to conventional cooking methods. No significant differences were observed with regard to isothiocyanates and indoles. The analysis of GLS following digestion revealed that the process was more effective after sous vide and traditional cooking, and slightly less effective after steam cooking. With regard to individual compounds, glucoraphanin (GRA), glucoraphenin (GIV) and gluconasturtiin (GNS) were found to be completely degraded, whereas methoxyglucobrassicin (metGBS) was the most resistant to digestion in both the sous vide and steamed Brussels sprouts. The results indicated that the process of simulating digestion had no significant effect on isothiocyanates and indoles. This suggests that, if present in the heat-treated samples, these compounds remained stable during the in vitro digestion procedure.

Keywords

Brussels sprouts; glucosinolates; isothiocyanates; indoles; in vitro digestion

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Food Science and Technology

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