2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Design of functional menus by consideration of food combination
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16300236
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Eating habits, studies on eating habits
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| Research Institution | Kansai University of Welfare Sciences (2006)
Nara Women's University (2004-2005) |
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Principal Investigator |
MATOBA Teruyoshi Kansai University of Welfare Sciences, Faculty of Health Science for Welfare, Professor (10027196)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKAMURA Hitoshi Nara Women's University, Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Associate Professor (70202158)
YAMAGUCHI Tomoko Nara Women's University, Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Research Associate (70324960)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Keywords | food factors / antioxidant / radical-scavenging activity / menu / heating / cooking / vegetables |
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| Research Abstract |
The effects of heating on radical-scavenging activity of vegetables during cooking of minestrone and miso soup were examined. After cooking, the radical-scavenging activity decreased in vegetables and moved to soup. Though seasonings did not affect significantly in minestrone cooking, addition of miso suppressed the release of polyphenols to soup. These results indicate that the radical-scavenging activity in vegetables moved to soup but is stable during cooking. In addition, the radical-scavenging activity in miso is also expected to be effective.
The effect of chewing on radical-scavenging activity of. fresh and cooked vegetables were also examined. The radical-scavenging activities of fresh eggplant, green pepper, broccoli, and lettuce decreased by chewing. However, chewing did not affect on the activities of cooked vegetables, which is thought to be due to the inactivation of polyphenol and ascorbate oxidases. Therefore, use of cooked vegetables as the base of functional menus is desirable to avoid the loss of radical-scavenging activity and active compounds and to intake them effectively.
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