Quercetin in onion (Allium cepa L.) after heat-treatment simulating home preparation Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Quercetin content in onion (Allium cepa L.), represented mainly by 3,4-O-quercetin diglucoside (3,4-Qdg) and 4-O-quercetin glucoside (4-Qmg), was examined in five cultivars before and after three cooking treatments (sauting, baking, and boiling). Baking and sauting produced a 7-25% gain in quercetin concentration, while boiling produced an 18% decrease in quercetin concentration. Ratios of 3,4-Qdg to 4-Qmg in tissues ranged from 1:1.3 and 1:1.7, and combined the two conjugates represented 89-90% of total flavonol content in treatment and raw control means indicating heat stability of the flavonols. Changes in flavonol concentrations as a result of cooking method were consistent across all five cultivars. 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

altmetric score

  • 11.75

author list (cited authors)

  • Lombard, K., Peffley, E., Geoffriau, E., Thompson, L., & Herring, A.

citation count

  • 106

complete list of authors

  • Lombard, Kevin||Peffley, Ellen||Geoffriau, Emanuel||Thompson, Leslie||Herring, Andy

publication date

  • January 2005