Conventional and organic foods: A comparison focused on animal products

Galgano, Fernanda; Tolve, Roberta; Colangelo, Maria Antonietta; Scarpa, Teresa; Caruso, Marisa Carmela

doi:10.1080/23311932.2016.1142818

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“…Methanolic extraction was performed on 1 g of homogenized defrosted berry with ultrasound procedure, according to Caruso et al [29]. This extract was used as such for some analyses, while for others it was previously hydrolysed in acidic conditions as described by Caruso et al [29].…”

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Nutraceutical properties of wild berry fruits from Southern Italy

Caruso

Galgano

Tolve

et al. 2016

JBR

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BACKGROUND: Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, such as berry fruits, reduces the risk of many chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutraceutical proprieties of wild and cultivated blackberry (Rubus sp.) and wild elderberry (Sambuca nigra) fruits produced in some regions of Southern Italy, such as Basilicata and Campania. METHODS: Liquid chromatography and HPLC-UV system were used for the identification and quantification of individual health-promoting compounds. RESULTS: A comparative analysis of nutraceutical compounds in berry fruits produced by different regions of South Italy showed a high significant variability inter species (p < 0.05), independently on location area, with higher values for wild than cultivated blackberries for the major part of compounds. CONCLUSIONS: In this paper, differences in the health-promoting compounds of berry fruits belonging from different areas of South Italy were reported.

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“…A Gemini NX C18À column, 250 × 4.6 mm (Phenomenex, Bologna, Italy) was the stationary phase. The elution solvents and programs used were previously described [29].…”

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Nutraceutical properties of wild berry fruits from Southern Italy

Caruso

Galgano

Tolve

et al. 2016

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“…This view, along with organic food's greater perceived environmental friendliness, has led many consumers, institutions, and producers to adopt a pro-organic stance. Nevertheless, there is literature that has expressed doubts over these benefits, questioning whether organic food really is better than conventional food [3], and whether it really does have less of an impact on the environment [4]. In fact, it has been argued that food labeled as organic "does not say anything directly about the product, only about the production method" [5].…”

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A Multifaceted Explanation of the Predisposition to Buy Organic Food

Sarabia-Andreu

Sarabia-Sánchez

Parra-Meroño

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This study explores whether implicit and explicit attitudes toward organic products explain consumers’ predisposition to buy organic food, considering the hedonic and utilitarian dimensions of attitudes. The data are from an online survey, which included a section on implicit attitudes (measured using an Implicit Association Test) and a section on explicit attitudes. Two products were analyzed using 557 responses from a panel of consumers: chocolate (hedonic-oriented food) and milk (a utilitarian-oriented food). Confirmatory factor analysis and multigroup structural equations were applied to assess the proposed model. Three findings may be highlighted. First, in the model with the lowest entropy, the hedonic and utilitarian dimensions are considered to be independent. Second, different types of attitudes play different roles depending on the product. Finally, implicit attitudes influence the predisposition to buy organic food in the case of pleasure-seeking food but not utilitarian-oriented food. Thus, there is convergence between implicit and explicit attitudes for hedonic-oriented foods and divergence between such attitudes for utilitarian-oriented foods. This study’s value lies in the novel use of implicit attitudes, which have generally been neglected in attitudinal models in the organic food domain.

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“…And no differences can be identified for environmental contaminants (heavy metals, as Cu and Zn) in conventional and organic food (Magkos et al, 2006). A recent review (Galgano et al, 2016) of 140 scientific publications focusing on animal products (milk, meat, fish and eggs), comparing conventional and organic food all over the world, did not conclude that organic products are more nutritious and safer than conventional ones. For animal products, numerous researches presented contradictory results.…”

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