TY - JOUR
T1 - The HEALTHGRAIN Cereal Diversity Screen
T2 - Concept, Results, and Prospects
AU - Ward, Jane L.
AU - Poutanen, Kaisa
AU - Gebruers, Kurt
AU - Piironen, Vieno
AU - Lampi, Anna-Maija
AU - Nyström, Laura
AU - Andersson, Annica, A. M.
AU - Åman, Per
AU - Boros, Danuta
AU - Rakszegi, Mariann
AU - Bedo, Zoltan
AU - Shewry, Peter R.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - One hundred and fifty bread wheat lines and 50 other lines of small-grain cereals (spelt, durum wheat, Triticum monococcum, Triticum dicoccum, oats, rye, and barley) were selected for diversity in their geographical origin, age, and characteristics. They were grown on a single site in Hungary in 2004−2005, harvested, milled, and analyzed for a range of phytochemicals (tocols, sterols, phenolic acids, folates, alkylresorcinols) and fiber components that are considered to have health benefits. Detailed analyses of these components in the different species are reported in a series of accompanying papers. The present paper discusses the comparative levels of the bioactive components in the different species, showing differences in both ranges and mean amounts. Furthermore, detailed comparisons of the bread wheat lines show that it is possible to identify lines in which high levels of phytochemicals and dietary fiber components are combined with good yield and processing quality. This means that commercially competitive lines with high levels of bioactive components are a realistic goal for plant breeders.
AB - One hundred and fifty bread wheat lines and 50 other lines of small-grain cereals (spelt, durum wheat, Triticum monococcum, Triticum dicoccum, oats, rye, and barley) were selected for diversity in their geographical origin, age, and characteristics. They were grown on a single site in Hungary in 2004−2005, harvested, milled, and analyzed for a range of phytochemicals (tocols, sterols, phenolic acids, folates, alkylresorcinols) and fiber components that are considered to have health benefits. Detailed analyses of these components in the different species are reported in a series of accompanying papers. The present paper discusses the comparative levels of the bioactive components in the different species, showing differences in both ranges and mean amounts. Furthermore, detailed comparisons of the bread wheat lines show that it is possible to identify lines in which high levels of phytochemicals and dietary fiber components are combined with good yield and processing quality. This means that commercially competitive lines with high levels of bioactive components are a realistic goal for plant breeders.
KW - Wheat
KW - cereals
KW - phytochemicals
KW - dietary fiber
KW - wholegrain cereals
U2 - 10.1021/jf8009574
DO - 10.1021/jf8009574
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-8561
VL - 56
SP - 9699
EP - 9709
JO - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
JF - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
IS - 21
ER -