Colon bioaccessibility under in vitro gastrointestinal digestion of a red cabbage extract chemically profiled through UHPLC‐Q‐Orbitrap HRMS

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Abstract

Red cabbage is a native vegetable of the Mediterranean region that represents one of the major sources of anthocyanins. The aim of this research is to evaluate the antioxidant capability and total polyphenol content (TPC) of a red cabbage extract and to compare acquired data with those from the same extract encapsulated in an acid‐resistant capsule. The extract, which was qualitatively and quantitatively profiled by UHPLC‐Q‐Orbitrap HRMS analysis, contained a high content of anthocyanins and phenolic acids, whereas non‐anthocyanin flavonoids were the less abundant compounds. An in vitro gastrointestinal digestion system was utilized to follow the extract’s metabolism in humans and to evaluate its colon bioaccessibility. Data obtained showed that during gastrointestinal digestion, the total polyphenol content of the extract digested in the acid‐resistant capsule in the Pronase E stage resulted in a higher concentration value compared to the extract digested without the capsule. Reasonably, these results could be attributed to the metabolization process by human colonic microflora and to the genesis of metabolites with greater bioactivity and more beneficial effects. The use of red cabbage extract encapsulated in an acid‐resistant capsule could improve the polyphenols’ bioaccessibility and be proposed as a red cabbage‐based nutraceutical formulation for counteracting stress oxidative diseases.

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Izzo, L., Rodríguez‐carrasco, Y., Pacifico, S., Castaldo, L., Narváez, A., & Ritieni, A. (2020). Colon bioaccessibility under in vitro gastrointestinal digestion of a red cabbage extract chemically profiled through UHPLC‐Q‐Orbitrap HRMS. Antioxidants, 9(10), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9100955

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