2024-02-16 ペンシルベニア州立大学(PennState)
＜関連情報＞
- https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/common-plant-could-help-reduce-food-insecurity-researchers-find/
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fsn3.3904
水生野生食用植物Azolla caroliniana Willd.の生と調理による栄養特性 Nutritional properties of raw and cooked Azolla caroliniana Willd., an aquatic wild edible plant
Daniel Winstead, Francesco Di Gioia, Marjorie Jauregui, Michael Jacobson
Food Science & Nutrition Published: 10 January 2024
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3904
Abstract
Azolla caroliniana Willd. is an understudied wild edible plant native to the Eastern United States. Other species of Azolla have been used across the world for several thousand years as a livestock feed and as “green manure.” The use of Azolla for human consumption is thought to be limited by its high total polyphenolic content (TPC). However, the TPC and nutritional content of A. caroliniana has not been thoroughly studied. We measured TPC and other nutrients before and after cooking methods designed to lower TPC. We found that TPC was 4.26 g gallic acid equivalent (GAE) kg−1 DW in raw A. caroliniana. All cooking methods significantly lowered TPC. Protein content was 19% DW, and the apparent protein digestibility was 78.45%. Our yield was 173 g FW m−2 day−1 and 5.53 g DW m−2 day−1. Azolla caroliniana is a high-yielding plant with great potential for cultivation and domestication.
