CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY AND PREBIOTIC EFFECT OF aguamiel (Agave atrovirens) during in vitro fermentation
M.R. Romero-López, P. Osorio-Díaz, A. Flores-Morales, N. Robledo, R. Mora-Escobedo
Characterization of aguamiel using HPLC, gases chromatography, and MALDI-TOF, in order to know the benefits that this product could provide to health.
Knowledge of antioxidant capacity due to the presence of phenolic compounds that confer functional properties to aguamiel.
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Reported the proportion and degree of polymerization of fructooligosaccharides present in aguamiel, which influence the prebiotic effect during fermentation in colon.
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Production of short-chain fatty acids during in vitro fermentation of aguamiel, which help us to suggest its use as a functional food
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