Cactus cladodes (Opuntia ficus-indica) as a dietary source of bioaccessible (poly)phenols: effect of heat treatment, gastrointestinal digestion and human gut microbiota action, and bioactivity in colon

Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill.) cladodes, commonly eaten as a fresh or cooked vegetable, present a great amount of (poly)phenolic compounds which can be modified by cooking treatments, gastrointestinal digestion and the human gut microbiota. Likewise, (poly)phenols could be able to exert their b...

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Main Authors: Santiago, E. (Elsy) de, Peña, M.P. (María Paz) de, Cid, C. (Concepción)
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/56418