Investigation of the Biochemical Content of Some Plant Microgreens From fhe Asteraceae Family

Abstract

Microgreens strengthen the immune system with their intense vitamin, mineral, and antioxidant values; Scientific studies have proven that they are very effective in solving important health problems such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and cholesterol. In this study, the changes in photosynthetic pigment, antioxidant capacity, phenolic and flavonoid content, and ascorbic acid (vit C) contents of microgreens of some medicinal plant species (Echinacea purpurea, Calendula officinalis, and Silybum marianum) were investigated. At the same time, the accumulation of Ca, K, Mg, and Na, which have a direct impact on human health, was examined. The trial was designed according to the Randomized Plot Trial Design, in which the growth medium consisting of a mixture of peat, cocopeat, and perlite was used in a fully controlled climate cabin. In the results of working; While the best results in terms of photosynthetic pigment, total antioxidant substance, and flavonoid substance amount were obtained from the echinacea plant, it was determined that the phenolic substance content was higher in the thistle plant and there was no significant difference between the echinacea and thistle plant in terms of ascorbic acid content. In the study, Ca and Mg accumulation was determined to be higher in thistle, K in echinacea, and Na in calendula.

Keywords

• Echinacea
• Milk thistle
• Calendula
• Antioxidant
• Phenolic
• Chlorophyll
• Carotenoid

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