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Glucosinolates of Lepidium sativum and ‘garden cress’
Author(s) -
Gil Victor,
Macleod Alexander J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740310719
Subject(s) - lepidium sativum , glucosinolate , aroma , sativum , botany , biology , horticulture , chemistry , brassica , food science , germination
The aroma volatiles, and in particular the glucosinolate products, of seedlings grown from authenticated Lepidium sativum seeds are compared with those from purchased ‘garden cress’. Appreciable differences in the glucosinolate products can be observed showing that retailed ‘garden cress’ contains cruciferous seedlings in addition to, or in place of, L. sativum. Results are compared with a previous analysis of the volatile components of ‘garden cress’.