Changes in bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of plant-based foods by gastrointestinal digestion: a review

Issue Date

1-2021

Abstract

Phenolic compounds, omnipresent in plants, are a crucial part of the human diet and are of considerable interest due to their antioxidant properties and other potential beneficial health effects, for instance, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. The consumption of a variety of plant-based foods containing various phenolic compounds has increased due to published scientific verification of several health benefits. The release of phenolic compounds and change in their bioactivities examined through in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion could provide information on the biological potency of bioactive components, which will allow us to elucidate their metabolic pathways and bioactivities at target sites. This review reports on the recent research results focused on changes during the gastro and/or intestinal phase. The effect of digestive enzymes and digestive pH conditions during simulated digestion accounted for the variations in bioaccessibility and bioavailability of phenolic antioxidants as well as the corresponding antioxidant activities were also summarized and presented in the review.

Source or Periodical Title

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

ISSN

1040-8398

Page

1-22.

Document Type

Article

Physical Description

diagrams, tables

Language

English

Subject

Antioxidant activity, digestive enzymes, in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion, pH, phenolic antioxidants, plant-based foods

Identifier

DOI:10.1080/10408398.2021.1878100

Digital Copy

yes

En – AGROVOC descriptors

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DIGESTIVE ENZYMES; IN VITRO SIMULATED GASTROINTESTINAL DIGESTION; PLANT-BASED FOODS, PHILIPPINES; PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS

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