{"id":1393,"date":"2014-02-14T22:50:03","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T11:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2014-02-14T22:50:03","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T11:50:03","slug":"uber-broccoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1393","title":{"rendered":"Uber-broccoli"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>two natural additives could prolong shelf life and increase levels of anti-cancer compounds<\/li>\n<li>Extremely significant&#8230; bring on the broccoli magnate!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>http:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/Science-Nutrition\/Better-broccoli-Researchers-identify-method-to-increase-shelf-life-and-beneficial-compounds\/<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 31px; color: #2d578d; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: normal;\">Better broccoli: Researchers identify method to increase shelf life and beneficial compounds<\/h1>\n<div class=\"author_info\" style=\"outline: none; 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position: static; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #666666;\">By\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/108606440287543281078?rel=author\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan Gray+<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #666666;\">12-Feb-2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; clear: both; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"large_image\" style=\"outline: none; position: relative; margin: 0px; padding: 1px; border: 1px solid #f1f1f1; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; vertical-align: top;\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/var\/plain_site\/storage\/images\/publications\/food-beverage-nutrition\/nutraingredients.com\/research\/better-broccoli-researchers-identify-method-to-increase-shelf-life-and-beneficial-compounds\/8771574-1-eng-GB\/Better-broccoli-Researchers-identify-method-to-increase-shelf-life-and-beneficial-compounds_strict_xxl.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"related_subjects\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 20px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;\">\n<p class=\"topics\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #666666;\">Related tags:\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/content\/search?SearchText=broccoli&amp;FromNews\">Broccoli<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/content\/search?SearchText=food+security&amp;FromNews\">Food security<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/content\/search?SearchText=cancer&amp;FromNews\">Cancer<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/content\/search?SearchText=glucosinolates&amp;FromNews\">Glucosinolates<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"topics\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #666666;\">Related topics:\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/Science-Nutrition\">Science &amp; Nutrition<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/Product-Categories\/Health-and-nutritional-ingredients\">Health and nutritional ingredients<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story\" id=\"story\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.6em; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\">\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6em;\">The combined application of two natural compounds to broccoli could help to increase levels of its suggested anti-cancer compounds while also increasing shelf life, say researchers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news_info\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; padding: 0px; max-width: 162px; float: right;\">\n<div class=\"embed_related_news\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<h4 style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase;\"><span class=\"color_1\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #ff9300;\">RELATED NEWS:<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\"><a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodmanufacture.co.uk\/Ingredients\/Frozen-broccoli-s-cancer-fighting-properties-restored\" target=\"_blank\">Frozen broccoli\u2019s cancer-fighting properties restored<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; 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position: static; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">The findings, published in\u00a0<i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">PLoS One<\/i>, come from research investigating new methods to increase levels of broccoli&#8217;s much mooted anti-cancer compounds glucosinolate (GS) and quinone reductase (QR &#8211; \u00a0an\u00a0<i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">in vitro<\/i>\u00a0anti-cancer biomarker) through the use of natural plant based compounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">However, while researching methods to increase these suggested beneficial compounds, the US-based team also found a way to prolong the vegetable\u2019s shelf life &#8211; offering up a natural and inexpensive method to produce broccoli that has even more potential health benefits and won\u2019t spoil so quickly in storage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cWe had figured out ways to increase the anti-cancer activity in broccoli, but the way we figured it out created a situation that would cause the product to deteriorate more rapidly after application,\u201d<\/i>explained Jack Juvik from the University of Illinois &#8211; who led the research.\u00a0<i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cFor fresh-market broccoli that you harvest, it\u2019s not too big a deal, but many of these products have to be shipped, frozen, cut up, and put into other products.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cIf we could figure out a way to prolong the appearance, taste, and flavour long after harvest and maintain the improved health-promoting properties, that\u2019s always of great interest to growers,\u201d<\/i>he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><b style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">Study details<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">Juvik and his team first used methyl jasmonate (MeJA), a non-toxic plant-signal compound that is produced naturally in plants to increase the broccoli\u2019s anti-cancer potential, which they sprayed on the broccoli about four days before harvest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"TextAd\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<div id=\"sas_embed_TextAd\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"textad\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 5px 0px; overflow: hidden; border-style: solid none; border-top-width: 5px; border-bottom-width: 5px; border-color: #e5eff8;\">\n<h3 style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 3px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10px; color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 0.721569); 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To find out more&#8230;<\/a>\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;\" href=\"http:\/\/sas.decisionnews.com\/diff\/86\/3019637\/go1.asp?3019637%3B25880%3B1112281415658627860%3B9352401681%3BS%3Bsystemtarget=%24qc%3d1307678120%3b%24ql%3dmedium%3b%24qpc%3d2000%3b%24qpp%3d0%3b%24qt%3d164_988_4785t%3b%24b%3d16320%3b%24o%3d11061%3b%24sh%3d1024%3b%24sw%3d1280%3B9805567%3Bclickvars=\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">When applied, MeJA initiates a process of gene activity affiliated with the biosynthesis of glucosinolates (GS), which have been identified as potent cancer-preventative agents because of their ability to produce enzymes, such as quinone reductase (QR), that detoxify and eliminate carcinogens from the human body, explained the researchers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">However, during this process, MeJA the team found that also signals a network of genes that lead to plant decay, by inducing the release of ethylene, explained Juvik.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cWhile we can use MeJA to turn on phytochemicals like the glucosinolates and dramatically increase the abundance of those helpful anti-cancer compounds, MeJA also reduces the shelf life after harvest,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">Therefore the researchers tried using a recently developed compound known as 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), which has been shown to interfere with receptor proteins in the plant that are receptor-sensitive to ethylene.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">By applying the compound after harvesting to the same broccoli that had already been treated with MeJA before harvest, the team hoped to procude broccoli with increased levels of GS without the issues relating to shelf life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">Like MeJA, 1-MCP is also a non-toxic compound naturally produced in plants, although Juvik noted that synthetic forms can also be produced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cIt\u2019s very cheap, and it\u2019s about as toxic as salt. It takes very little to elevate all the desirable aspects. It\u2019s volatile and disappears from the product after about 10 hours,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0he said &#8211; stressing that both the MeJA and 1-MCP sprays required very small amounts of the compounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><b style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">Food security and battling malnutrition<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">Juvik suggested that use of the new method could make a great impact on important global dilemmas such as food security issues and health-care costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a fairly cheap way to maintain quality, but it provides a preventative approach to all the medical costs associated with degenerative diseases,&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">&#8220;It\u2019s a way to protect people by reducing the risk they currently have to different diseases. It won\u2019t take it away, but it could prevent further damage,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">As for its impact on impending global food security concerns, Juvik commented that any mechanism which improves people\u2019s health, especially later in life, will benefit food security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cWe need to look at what mechanisms we can use to improve not only food security but the functioning of people later in their life spans,&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">&#8220;When you look at how much the United States spends on medical costs associated with these diseases, you see it\u2019s a huge burden on the economy, which is the same in all countries. It basically takes away resources that could be used to improve food security,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0Juvik opined.<i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cAlso, promoting and prolonging food stability with quality after harvest means less waste, which is a big issue in terms of food security.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">Source:\u00a0<i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">PLoS One<\/i><br style=\"outline: none; position: static;\" \/>Published online ahead of print, doi:\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.plosone.org\/article\/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0077127\" target=\"_blank\">10.1371\/journal.pone.0077127<\/a>\u00a0<br style=\"outline: none; position: static;\" \/><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cMethyl jasmonate and 1-Methylcyclopropene treatment effects on quinone reductase inducing activity and post-harvest quality of broccoli\u201d<\/i><br style=\"outline: none; position: static;\" \/>Authors: Kang Mo Ku, Jeong Hee Choi, Hyoung Seok Kim, Mosbah M. Kushad, Elizabeth H. Jeffery, John A. Juvik<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>two natural additives could prolong shelf life and increase levels of anti-cancer compounds Extremely significant&#8230; bring on the broccoli magnate! http:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/Science-Nutrition\/Better-broccoli-Researchers-identify-method-to-increase-shelf-life-and-beneficial-compounds\/ Better broccoli: Researchers identify method to increase shelf life and beneficial compounds Post a comment By\u00a0Nathan Gray+ 12-Feb-2014 Related tags:\u00a0Broccoli,\u00a0Food security,\u00a0Cancer,\u00a0Glucosinolates Related topics:\u00a0Science &amp; Nutrition,\u00a0Health and nutritional ingredients The combined application of two natural &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1393\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Uber-broccoli<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,10,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool","category-healthy-habits","category-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1394,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393\/revisions\/1394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}