Giusy Diella1, Agostino Di Ciaula2, Michele Pio Lorusso3, Carmine Summo4, Giuseppina Caggiano1, Francesco Caponio4, Maria Teresa Montagna1, Piero Portincasa5. 1. Section of Hygiene, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy. 2. Division of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Bisceglie, ASL BAT, Bari, Italy. 3. Clinica Medica "A. Murri", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy. 4. Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari,Italy. 5. Clinica Medica "A. Murri", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy. piero.portincasa@uniba.it.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Almonds are healthy nutraceuticals, which vary across different cultivars. We compared the composition, agreeability and gastrointestinal effects of two almond cultivars from different areas. METHODS: Californian Carmel (CAcv) and local Apulian Filippo Cea (FCcv) cultivars were compared for the chemical composition and sensory evaluation according to visual analogue and semiquantitative scales in 60 volunteers. Gallbladder/gastric motility (ultrasonography) and orocecal transit time (H2-breath test) were studied in another 24 subjects by comparing the effects of a standard liquid test meal with isovolumetric almond test meals (24 g of CAcv or FCcv almonds). RESULTS: Proteins prevailed in CAcv, while FCcv contained more lipids and 10-times more total phenol content than CAcv. For agreeability, CAcv scored higher than FCcv for smell, texture and appearance, although different perceptions existed in lean (scores for smell, taste, texture, appearance higher for CAcv than FCcv), obese (CAcv better than FCcv only for appearance) and elderly subjects (CAcv better than FCcv only for texture). Gallbladder emptying was stronger with FCcv than CAcv. Antral dilatation after ingestion of both cultivars was greater than the dilatation observed after the test meal. Gastric emptying, however, was similar after FCcv, CAcv and the test meal. The orocecal transit time in response to both cultivars was shorter than after the test meal. CONCLUSIONS: Differences in composition and effects of FCcv and CAcv cultivars support their potential use as valuable nutraceutical tools, to be confirmed in further clinical studies.
BACKGROUND:Almonds are healthy nutraceuticals, which vary across different cultivars. We compared the composition, agreeability and gastrointestinal effects of two almond cultivars from different areas. METHODS: Californian Carmel (CAcv) and local Apulian Filippo Cea (FCcv) cultivars were compared for the chemical composition and sensory evaluation according to visual analogue and semiquantitative scales in 60 volunteers. Gallbladder/gastric motility (ultrasonography) and orocecal transit time (H2-breath test) were studied in another 24 subjects by comparing the effects of a standard liquid test meal with isovolumetric almond test meals (24 g of CAcv or FCcvalmonds). RESULTS: Proteins prevailed in CAcv, while FCcv contained more lipids and 10-times more total phenol content than CAcv. For agreeability, CAcv scored higher than FCcv for smell, texture and appearance, although different perceptions existed in lean (scores for smell, taste, texture, appearance higher for CAcv than FCcv), obese (CAcv better than FCcv only for appearance) and elderly subjects (CAcv better than FCcv only for texture). Gallbladder emptying was stronger with FCcv than CAcv. Antral dilatation after ingestion of both cultivars was greater than the dilatation observed after the test meal. Gastric emptying, however, was similar after FCcv, CAcv and the test meal. The orocecal transit time in response to both cultivars was shorter than after the test meal. CONCLUSIONS: Differences in composition and effects of FCcv and CAcv cultivars support their potential use as valuable nutraceutical tools, to be confirmed in further clinical studies.
Authors: Carlo Giuseppe Rizzello; Piero Portincasa; Marco Montemurro; Domenica Maria Di Palo; Michele Pio Lorusso; Maria De Angelis; Leonilde Bonfrate; Bernard Genot; Marco Gobbetti Journal: Nutrients Date: 2019-12-04 Impact factor: 5.717
Authors: Maria Teresa Montagna; Giusy Diella; Francesco Triggiano; Giusy Rita Caponio; Osvalda De Giglio; Giuseppina Caggiano; Agostino Di Ciaula; Piero Portincasa Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-12-06 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: D F Altomare; A Picciariello; A Di Ciaula; M Rinaldi; M De Fazio; P Portincasa Journal: Tech Coloproctol Date: 2020-11-13 Impact factor: 3.781
Authors: Giusy Rita Caponio; Michele Pio Lorusso; Giovanni Trifone Sorrenti; Vincenzo Marcotrigiano; Graziana Difonzo; Elisabetta De Angelis; Rocco Guagnano; Agostino Di Ciaula; Giusy Diella; Antonio Francesco Logrieco; Maria Teresa Montagna; Linda Monaci; Maria De Angelis; Piero Portincasa Journal: Nutrients Date: 2020-03-28 Impact factor: 5.717