Does Plant Breeding for Antioxidant-Rich Foods Have an Impact on Human Health?

Author:

Bassolino LauraORCID,Petroni KatiaORCID,Polito Angela,Marinelli Alessandra,Azzini ElenaORCID,Ferrari Marika,Ficco Donatella B. M.ORCID,Mazzucotelli ElisabettaORCID,Tondelli AlessandroORCID,Fricano AgostinoORCID,Paris RobertaORCID,García-Robles Inmaculada,Rausell CarolinaORCID,Real María Dolores,Pozzi Carlo MassimoORCID,Mandolino Giuseppe,Habyarimana EphremORCID,Cattivelli LuigiORCID

Abstract

Given the general beneficial effects of antioxidants-rich foods on human health and disease prevention, there is a continuous interest in plant secondary metabolites conferring attractive colors to fruits and grains and responsible, together with others, for nutraceutical properties. Cereals and Solanaceae are important components of the human diet, thus, they are the main targets for functional food development by exploitation of genetic resources and metabolic engineering. In this review, we focus on the impact of antioxidants-rich cereal and Solanaceae derived foods on human health by analyzing natural biodiversity and biotechnological strategies aiming at increasing the antioxidant level of grains and fruits, the impact of agronomic practices and food processing on antioxidant properties combined with a focus on the current state of pre-clinical and clinical studies. Despite the strong evidence in in vitro and animal studies supporting the beneficial effects of antioxidants-rich diets in preventing diseases, clinical studies are still not sufficient to prove the impact of antioxidant rich cereal and Solanaceae derived foods on human

Funder

Knowledge hub on Nutrition and Food Security

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Cell Biology,Clinical Biochemistry,Molecular Biology,Biochemistry,Physiology

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