Comprehensive assessment of the nutritional, phytochemical, and volatile components present in the roots of Asparagus racemosus, an underutilized plant for food applications

Vijay, Devadasu and Asha, Martin (2025) Comprehensive assessment of the nutritional, phytochemical, and volatile components present in the roots of Asparagus racemosus, an underutilized plant for food applications. Journal of Food Bioscience, 68. pp. 1-11.

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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the nutrient, phytochemical and flavour profile of roots of A. racemosus. Roots were found to be mainly composed of complex carbohydrates (78.63 ± 0.61 %) with a glycemic index of 3.50 ± 0.28 and particularly high in dietary fiber (23.49 ± 1.06 %), and fructo-oligosaccharides oligosaccharides (26.7 %). Mineral profiling indicated it is a rich source of potassium (302 mg/100 g). Phytochemical profiling using Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry revealed several new compounds comprising of oxylipins, lignans, saponins, flavonoids, phenolics and its derivatives. This positions the plant as a potential medicinal resource in alternative systems of medicine such as Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani for the treatment of various metabolic disorders which helps the plant roots in exhibiting diverse pharmacological effects like regulating glucose-fatty acid cycles, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Nineteen compounds majorly belonging to aldehyde, alkanes, alcohols and terpenoid groups responsible for giving characteristic odour to the roots were identified for the first time. Overall, A. racemosus roots possess a good nutrient and flavour profile with various phytocomponents of therapeutic value and thus has immense potential as a functional food ingredient.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Asparagus racemosus, Nutritional composition, Bioactive compounds, Flavour volatiles
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 10 Plants 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 16 Nutritive value
Divisions:	Dept. of Biochemistry
Depositing User:	Somashekar K S
Date Deposited:	24 Jun 2025 10:42
Last Modified:	24 Jun 2025 10:42
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/19576

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