Pamela Y Vélez-Terreros, David Romero-Estévez, Hugo Navarrete, Gabriela S Yánez-Jácome
The consumption of natural foods is increasingly high, and in recent years, consumers have preferred foods from systems with responsible management of natural resources (organic, hydroponic). However, there are still contradictions regarding the nutritional content of products from these different types of crops. Our study aims to compare, for the first time, the content of antioxidants (ascorbic acid, lycopene, total phenolics, essential fatty acids), micronutrients (copper, iron, manganese, zinc), contaminants (cadmium and lead), and free radical scavenging activity between conventional, organic, and hydroponic tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum ) sold in markets in Quito, Ecuador...
April 27, 2024: Foods (Basel, Switzerland)