Polyphenol availability in fruits and vegetables consumed in Brazil

Abstracts

OBJETIVO: Estimar a disponibilidade de polifenóis totais em frutas e hortaliças consumidas no Brasil segundo macrorregião e identificar os principais alimentos-fonte que fazem parte do hábito alimentar nacional. MÉTODOS: O conteúdo de polifenóis foi determinado pelo método Folin-Ciocalteu e sua disponibilidade foi estimada com base na Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares 2002/2003. Foram escolhidos 12 alimentos de maior consumo, sendo seis "frutas tropicais" e seis "hortaliças folhosas e florais", "hortaliças frutosas" e "hortaliças tuberosas". A determinação de polifenóis foi realizada em três experimentos independentes, cada um em duplicata. A disponibilidade nacional de polifenóis foi estimada por grama de peso fresco de cada vegetal analisado. A ingestão diária per capita no Brasil e regiões foi calculada como sendo o aporte diário de polifenóis fornecido pelo consumo dos 12 alimentos analisados. RESULTADOS: O teor de polifenóis nos alimentos variou de 15,35 a 214,84mg EAG/100g peso fresco. A disponibilidade nacional, com base na quantidade, em kg, adquirida anualmente no Brasil foi de 48,3mg/dia, tendo a região Sudeste e a região Centro-Oeste os maiores e menores valores, respectivamente. A banana foi a principal fonte de polifenóis consumida no Brasil, variando conforme macrorregião. CONCLUSÕES: A estimativa de disponibilidade de polifenóis no Brasil encontrada foi semelhante à de outros países. Diferenças observadas entre as macrorregiões geográficas podem estar diretamente relacionadas às diferenças culturais de cada região. Apesar de não haver uma quantidade recomendada para o consumo de polifenóis, a adoção da recomendação diária de frutas e hortaliças representa um aumento de 16 vezes na disponibilidade nacional de polifenóis, demonstrando a relação entre o consumo destes grupos alimentares com a ingestão de compostos bioativos benéficos à saúde.

Frutas; Vegetais; Consumo de Alimentos; Brasil; Polifenóis

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Polyphenol availability in fruits and vegetables consumed in Brazil

Disponibilidad de polifenoles en frutas y hortalizas consumidas en Brasil

Ana Luísa Kremer Faller;Eliane Fialho

Departamento de Nutrição Básica e Experimental. Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

^{Correspondence}

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To estimate total polyphenol availability in fruits and vegetables commonly consumed in Brazil and its regions, and to identify the main food sources that constitute food habits in this country.

METHODS: Total polyphenols were determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method and the availability estimated according to the Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares 2002/ 2003 (2002/2003 Family Budget Survey). Twelve highly consumed food items were chosen, of which six were "tropical fruits" and six were vegetables under the categories of "leafy and flower vegetables", "fruit vegetables" and "tuberous vegetables". Polyphenol quantification was performed with three independent experiments, each one in duplicate. The national polyphenol availability was estimated in grams per fresh weight of each analyzed food. Daily per capita availability in Brazil and its regions was calculated using the amount of polyphenol provided by the consumption of the 12 foods analyzed.

RESULTS: Polyphenol contents of foods varied from 15.35 to 214.84 mg GAE/ 100 g of fresh weight. Polyphenol availability in Brazil, based on the amount in kilograms that is annually acquired in Brazil, of the 12 selected foods was 48.3 mg/ day, and the Southeast and Central-West regions had the highest and lowest values, respectively. Banana was the main polyphenol source consumed in Brazil, even though this pattern varied among regions.

CONCLUSIONS: The estimated daily polyphenol availability in Brazil was similar to other countries. Differences observed among regions could be directly related to distinct cultural habits. Although there is no recommended daily availability of polyphenols, consumption of the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables can increase the availability of polyphenols 16 times, showing a clear relationship between the consumption of these food groups and the availability of beneficial bioactive compounds.

Descriptors: Fruit. Vegetables. Food Consumption. Brazil. Polyphenols.

RESUMEN

OBJETIVO: Estimar la disponibilidad de polifenoles totales en frutas y hortalizas consumidas en Brasil según macro-región e identificar los principales alimentos fuente que forman parte del hábito alimenticio nacional.

MÉTODOS: El contenido de polifenoles fue determinado por el método Folin-Ciocalteu y su disponibilidad fue estimada con base en la Pesquisa de Presupuesto Familiares 2002/2003. Fueron escogidos 12 alimentos de mayor consumo, siendo seis "frutas tropicales" y seis "hortalizas de hojas y florales", "hortalizas frutales" y "hortalizas de tubérculos". La determinación de polifenoles fue realizada en tres experimentos independientes, cada uno por duplicado. La disponibilidad nacional de polifenoles fue estimada por gramo de peso fresco de cada vegetal analizado. La ingestión diaria per capita en Brasil y regiones fue calculada como el aporte diario suministrado por el consumo de los 12 alimentos analizados.

RESULTADOS: La proporción de polifenoles en los alimentos varió de 15,35 a 214,84 mg EAG/100 g peso fresco. La disponibilidad nacional, con base en la cantidad, en kg, adquirida anualmente en Brasil fue de 48,3 mg/día, teniendo la región Sureste y la región Centro-oeste los mayores y menores valores, respectivamente. La banana fue la principal fuente de polifenoles consumida en Brasil, variando conforme macro-región.

CONCLUSIONES: La estimación de disponibilidad de polifenoles en Brasil encontrada fue semejante a la de otros países. Diferencias observadas entre macro-regiones geográficas pueden estar directamente relacionadas a las diferencias culturales de cada región. A pesar de no haber una cantidad recomendada para el consumo de polifenoles, la adopción de la recomendación diaria de frutas y hortalizas representa un aumento de 16 veces en la disponibilidad nacional de polifenoles, demostrando la relación entre el consumo de estos grupos de alimentos con la ingestión de compuestos bioactivos beneficiosos para la salud.

Descriptores: Frutas. Vegetales. Consumo de Alimentos. Brasil. Polifenoles.

INTRODUCTION

The inverse relation between fruit and vegetable consumption and lower incidence of chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs), such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases, was already known approximately two thousand years ago, although the first epidemiological studies date from the 1930s.²¹ This association is due mainly to the natural chemical composition of these foods.

Fruits and vegetables supply important components for the human organism to perform its basic functions. Some examples are vitamins such as ascorbic acid, beta-carotene and folic acid. Moreover, they are sources of bioactive compounds directly associated with disease prevention. Polyphenols comprise the biggest group among bioactive compounds. They are largely distributed over the vegetable kingdom, and are subdivided into classes according to the chemical structure of each substance.¹

The main groups of polyphenols are: phenolic acids, like chlorogenic acid, which is present in coffee; stilbenes, such as resveratrol, found in grapes and wine; cumarins, like furocoumarin, found in celery; lignins, present in linseed; and flavonoids. The latter is the largest and most studied group, of which more than 5,000 compounds have been identified and whose main food sources include fruits and vegetables, teas, cocoa and soya, among others.¹⁷ Nevertheless, some specific compounds are in higher concentrations in certain foods, such as quercetin in onions, myricetin in broccoli, anthocyanins in purplish-red fruits, like cherries, strawberries, and grapes, and flavanones in citric fruits, like oranges and tangerines.¹⁴ Polyphenols' physiological actions have been related to the prevention of cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, among others, mainly due to their high antioxidant capacity.¹⁸

Changes in food pattern, associated with a greater offer of low-cost processed foods, have favored an increase in the consumption of high-energy density and low-nutrient density foods.¹² The lack of nutritional education at school prevents the early acquisition of knowledge concerning the benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables, contributing to the population's low request for these food groups. This shows the importance of developing nutritional orientation with public dimension aiming at healthy eating habits.¹⁰

The evaluation and determination of total polyphenols in fruits and vegetables produced and consumed in Brazil is essential to appraise the level of importance of food items as sources of bioactive compounds and estimate the national consumption. The quantification of polyphenol levels in these foods brings scientific knowledge of their nutritional composition and their benefits in preventing diseases, in addition to reinforcing the importance of consuming at least 400g of fruit and vegetables daily. Also, it subsidizes the WHO ("5-a day")²² and the Brazilian Ministry of Health ("Brasil Saudável"^ª - Healthy Brazil) programs.

Thus, the objective of the present study was to estimate daily polyphenol availability in Brazil and its regions, identifying the main food sources that are present in the food habits of this country.

METHODS

Experimental study in which 12 food items were selected: six fruits and six vegetables commonly consumed in Brazil according to Tabela de Aquisição Domiciliar de Alimentos (Table of Household Acquisition of Foods), extracted from a survey (Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares 2002/ 2003 - 2002/2003 Family Budget Survey)^b conducted in Brazil by Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE - Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics). The selected fruits, classified as "tropical fruits" in the table, were: pineapple (Ananas comosus), apple banana (Musa acuminata), sweet orange (Citrus sinensis), papaya (Carica papaya), mango (Mangifera indica) and mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata). Concerning the six selected vegetables, two were classified as "leafy and floral vegetables": broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica) and white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. Capitata); two as "fruit vegetables": potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum var. Carmem); and two as "tuberous vegetables": garden onion (Allium cepa) and wild carrot (Daucus carota).

The experiments were conducted in duplicate in three distinct moments during August and September of 2006. The food items were acquired in retail markets from the city of Rio de Janeiro (RJ).Approximately 1.0 kg of each vegetable or at least three units of the food items with great volume (pineapple, mango, broccoli, cabbage) were acquired for each analysis moment. Fruits and vegetables cultivars were chosen according to their availability in the markets of Rio de Janeiro, as this was not specified in the IBGE survey. The food items were washed in running water and dried with paper towels. Foods were manually peeled (bananas and mandarin oranges), peeled with a knife (the other fruits and tomatoes) or with a domestic vegetable peeler (potatoes and carrots). The part analyzed in these foods was the pulp. The broccolis were manually divided into leaves, flower buds and stalk, and the three parts were used for analysis in similar portions. The external part of the white cabbage (the three most external leaves) was discarded and the internal fraction (the rest of the vegetable) was analyzed, simulating the domestic preparation process that is normally applied. Damaged or bruised foods were discarded. After prepared, the food items were processed using a juice extractor model Samsom GB-9001 (Greenbison Inc, USA), resulting in a fluid extract which was immediately used for analysis.

The extraction of total polyphenols was carried out according to Vinson et al²⁰ (2001) with some modifications. Samples of 100 µL of freshly extracted juice were put in Eppendorf tubes with corks and, subsequently, 500 µL of the extraction solution, constituted of 1.2 M hydrochloric acid in 50% methanol/ distilled water, were added. The Eppendorf tubes were heated in a double boiler at 90ºC for three hours. Subsequently, they were removed from the boiler and left to cool at room temperature, having the volume completed to 1 mL with pure methanol. After that, samples were centrifuged at 500 rpm for five minutes; the supernatant was removed using an automatic pipette and was denominated polyphenol extracts. The extractions were performed in duplicate.

The determination of polyphenols was performed using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent according to Karou et al¹¹ (2005). The Folin solution was prepared using the Folin-Ciocalteu (Merck) reagent and deionized water 1:1 (v/v). The polyphenol extract, 30µL, was put in an Eppendorf tube, and 75 µL of Folin solution, prepared as above, were added. After five minutes of chemical reaction, 75 µL of sodium carbonate (20%) were added and the volume was completed to 600 µL with deionized water. The solution reacted for 30 minutes. Subsequently, the measurement was verified with a spectrophotometer (Beckman 6300) at 750 nm using Gallic acid as standard. The results were expressed in Gallic acid equivalent (GAE) mg by 100 g of fresh food. The determination of polyphenols was performed in three independent experiments, each one in duplicate.

The national availability of polyphenols was estimated using the values in grams of each vegetable, weighed when fresh. The daily per capita value in Brazil and its regions was calculated by adding the daily amount of polyphenols supplied by each food, according to the following equation:

Daily amount from food = (polyphenol contents per gram x annual acquisition)/365 days

Each vegetable's representativeness in the daily amount of total polyphenols was calculated with the proportion of phenolic compounds present in each food in one day, divided by the total daily availability. The result was expressed in percentage, as the following formula:

% = [daily amount of total polyphenols (in each vegetable) x 100]/daily consumption of total polyphenols

A consumption suggestion was developed, including the recommendation of fruit and vegetables (five to nine portions a day) and the analyzed foods, based on the food portion recommendation described in the Guia Alimentar para a População Brasileira (Food Guide for the Brazilian Population)^c published by the Ministry of Health in 2005. The total caloric value (TCV) of the proposed menu was approximately 2000 kcal; thus, the main public is the healthy adult population. The food groups were distributed according to the Ministry of Health's proposition.

The food preparations selected for developing the menu had their composition and caloric values listed by Franco & Chaloub⁷ (1992). They were: lettuce salad, cooked carrots, fruit salad, cabbage salad, "pirão" (a meal made of manioc flour boiled in water) and cooked broccoli.

The mean value, standard deviation and Pearson correlation were calculated using an electronic panel applicative.

RESULTS

The mean contents of total polyphenols in fruits and vegetables are described in Table 1. For the analyzed fruits, polyphenol content varied from 15.3 to 215.7 mg GAE/ 100 g of fresh weight (papaya and banana, respectively). For the vegetables, the mean values varied from 13.7mg GAE/ 100g of fresh weight in tomatoes to 113.2 mg GAE/ 100g of fresh weight in onions.

The Figure shows the daily polyphenol consumption per capita in relation to the daily consumed volume of the studied fruits and vegetables. The mean availability of offered polyphenols was 48.3mg/ day in Brazil, and the highest values were found in the Southeast region (53.6 mg), followed by the South (53.3 mg), the Northeast (45.0 mg), the North (39.3 mg) and the Central-West regions (28.2 mg). The higher daily consumption of fruit and vegetables was positively related to a higher supply of these compounds, presenting a 0.87 Pearson correlation coefficient.

Among the food items in the present study, the banana stood out due to the polyphenol contents supplied daily, which represent 33.6% of total polyphenols supplied by these foods in Brazil. In second and third positions were onions (22.3%) and potatoes (9.4%) (Table 2). Polyphenols' main food source in the South and Central-West regions was the onion. In the South region, the potato and the mandarin orange were eminent sources of polyphenols, with percentages similar to that of the banana. The broccoli had a reduced participation as source of polyphenols in all regions.

The menu developed for healthy adults (TCV of approximately 2000 kcal) as a suggestion for consuming these twelve food items increased the availability of polyphenols about 16 times, raising it from 48.3mg/ day to 759.2mg/ day (Table 3).

DISCUSSION

The content of polyphenols in foods is influenced and varies according to different factors, such as: the plantations' geographic area, variations in sunlight exposure, methods of cultivation and the fertilizers used, analyzed cultivation, among others. This can explain differences observed for papaya, potatoes, broccoli and tomatoes, in relation to other research studies. All the other studies, except for that of Mélo et al¹⁵ (2006), were not carried out in Brazil; thus, they probably presented differences concerning climatic conditions, sun incidence and cultivation. Nevertheless, although Mélo et al¹⁵ conducted their study in Brazil, the food items were acquired in Recife (Northeast region), which already represents differences in values when compared to the present study, carried out in the Southeast region.

The higher daily per capita availability of polyphenols presented by the Southeast and South regions may be related to the populations' higher purchasing power in these regions, which allows a greater acquisition and consumption of fruits and vegetables.⁹ The cost of fruits and vegetables and family income are directly associated with the reduced participation of these foods in the Brazilian diet.⁶ However, the position of the Northeast, in third place, might indicate that the economic factor alone cannot explain the obtained results. The higher access to establishments that supply fruits and vegetables in this region could have contributed to this result. Easy access is positively associated with the increase in the consumption of these food groups.¹⁶ Furthermore, other studies show that the size of the fruit and vegetable section in supermarkets, as well as the diversity of offered products, contribute to the higher acquisition of vegetal products.³

The variation in polyphenols' availability among regions, especially in the Central-West and North regions, may be due to the selected food items in the present study. Whilst contemplating foods of larger national consumption, regional food habits and consumption of typical foods were disregarded.⁸ The presence of regional food items is more evident when it comes to fruit, due to the biodiversity in these regions. For example: the açaí berry (Euterpe oleracea), cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum) and taperebá (Spondias mombin) in the North, and pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) and gabiroba (Myrtaceae) in the Central-West. Brazilian native tropical fruits have significant contents of phenolic compounds. Lima et al¹³ (2002) observed that red pitanga berries (Eugenia uniflora) contain approximately 257 mg of catechin in every 100 g of fresh fruit, a value that is similar to other red fruits, such as blueberry and mulberry (270 and 174 mg GAE/ 100g of fresh fruit, respectively), which are mild climate fruits, recognized as sources of polyphenols.¹⁹ The açaí berry presents a high proportion of anthocyanin, a sub-group of polyphenols, with 267 mg/ 100g of fresh fruit.² Thus, the availability of polyphenols in the North and Central-West regions may have been underestimated in this study, for the typical foods and native fruits of these regions were not evaluated. Nevertheless, considering only these twelve food items, the estimated consumption for Brazil is equivalent, in some cases superior, to that of other countries such as Spain (18-31mg/ d), Denmark (23-46 mg/ d), Japan (25-40 mg/ d) and the United States (20-34 mg/ d).⁴

The different regions' influence on eating habits is also shown by the amount of polyphenols offered daily by each fruit or vegetable. Only in the South and Central-West regions, the banana was not found to be a main food source of polyphenols (Table 2). In the South region, the potato supplies 16.7% of the daily polyphenols, the highest percentage observed for this food item among the regions. The North and Northeast regions presented high consumption of other tubercles such as manioc, cará (Dioscorea alata) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), which implies a low consumption of potatoes, around 5% of daily polyphenols. The banana presents a high proportion of total polyphenols in 100 g, and has an annual per capita acquisition of 2.7 kg.⁹ On the other hand, the potato presents only one tenth of the polyphenol content found in the banana; however, its great consumption in the South region (10.3 kg/ per capita/per year)⁹ makes it a significant food item when it comes to polyphenol supply. Vinson et al²⁰ (2001) showed a similar profile in the North American population: even though onions contained a higher polyphenol concentration when raw, the great consumption of potatoes in the United States made them the main food source of the population.

As previously described, different external factors (exposure to sunlight, cultivation and soil composition, for example) are capable of influencing the contents of polyphenols in foods, thus it is essential to analyze items produced and consumed nationally. Furthermore, many of the foods recognized as polyphenol sources do not correspond to those commonly consumed in Brazil, which is the case of red fruits, soya bean and drinks such as green tea.⁴ The quantification of polyphenols in food items consumed in Brazil can lead to the identification of new food sources, and it also allows a better estimate of the availability of polyphenols in the country.

The consumption of only 66.8 g/ day of fruit and vegetables, derived from the twelve food items studied here, is much inferior to that recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 400 g a day. However, the increase in the consumption of fruit and vegetables can lead to a higher supply of polyphenols. In the hypothetic menu, based on the Guia Alimentar para a População Brasileira (Food Guide for the Brazilian Population) (Table 3), the daily availability of polyphenols reaches 759 mg, equivalent to an increase of almost 16 times the amount estimated in this study. Even so, this value is underestimated, considering that other food items of the Brazilian diet, such as rice and beans, coffee, and lettuce, were not investigated in the present study.

In conclusion, even though the estimation of the polyphenols' availability is limited, the value found for Brazil was similar to the estimated consumption in other countries. Due to the territorial extent and the cultural differences between regions, other studies should be conducted in each of the Brazilian regions, in order to verify particular aspects of each one. The adoption of healthy food habits and the incentive to a higher consumption of fruits and vegetables would lead to the increase in the populations' supply of polyphenols. Consequently, the identification of bioactive compounds in national food items should be stimulated, in order to obtain information on their contents in the Brazilian diet, so as to reveal regional characteristics. This information can furnish scientific knowledge to sustain promotion programs for the consumption of fruit and vegetables, such as the "5-a day" and Brasil saudável (Healthy Brazil) programs.

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Received: 7/26/2008

Approved: 9/5/2008

Article based on the master's thesis authored by Faller ALK and presented at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2007.

This article has received corrections asked by the editor on Jan/2012 in agreement with the ERRATUM published in Volume 46 Number 1. (http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsp/v46n1/corrigenda.pdf)

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Publication Dates

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  06 Mar 2009
• Date of issue
  Apr 2009

History

• Received
  26 July 2008
• Reviewed
  05 Sept 2008