The Abruzzo region boasts a wide range of typical food products including cereals, legumes, and vegetables. In this context, they take part in the Mediterranean diet, a dietary model that has been shown to have a fundamental role in the prevention of chronic diseases and benefits for the consumer's health. This review aims to collect, describe, and identify cereals, legumes, and vegetables mostly consumed in the Abruzzo region (Italy) from 2020 till now, pointing attention to their biological effects and nutritional value. In this review, we collected the research works previously reported in literature from 2020 till now using common online research tools such as PubMed and Google Scholar by keywords and most cited papers, providing a general overview of the topic, the clinical trials, and the scientific studies conducted on the described typical food matrices of the Abruzzo region. Some of Abruzzo's nationally recognized traditional products appear on the list of traditional food products (PAT) and are also recognized as Slow Food Presidia. This international association supports producers who preserve gastronomic traditions and safeguard the biodiversity of ecological food production methods. Several studies indicate that the biologically active compounds and phytochemicals found in cereals, legumes, and vegetables commonly consumed in the Abruzzo region offer beneficial effects for the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases.
Phytochemical Contents and Bioactive Compounds in Widely Consumed Cereals, Legumes, and Vegetables in Abruzzo Region, Italy: A Critical Review
Gentile G.Primo
;Marinaccio L.;Mollica A.;Stefanucci A.
2025-01-01
Abstract
The Abruzzo region boasts a wide range of typical food products including cereals, legumes, and vegetables. In this context, they take part in the Mediterranean diet, a dietary model that has been shown to have a fundamental role in the prevention of chronic diseases and benefits for the consumer's health. This review aims to collect, describe, and identify cereals, legumes, and vegetables mostly consumed in the Abruzzo region (Italy) from 2020 till now, pointing attention to their biological effects and nutritional value. In this review, we collected the research works previously reported in literature from 2020 till now using common online research tools such as PubMed and Google Scholar by keywords and most cited papers, providing a general overview of the topic, the clinical trials, and the scientific studies conducted on the described typical food matrices of the Abruzzo region. Some of Abruzzo's nationally recognized traditional products appear on the list of traditional food products (PAT) and are also recognized as Slow Food Presidia. This international association supports producers who preserve gastronomic traditions and safeguard the biodiversity of ecological food production methods. Several studies indicate that the biologically active compounds and phytochemicals found in cereals, legumes, and vegetables commonly consumed in the Abruzzo region offer beneficial effects for the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
