Brazilian Food Composition Database (TBCA-USP): flavonoid data / Tabela Brasileira de Composição de Alimentos (TBCA-USP): dados de flavonóides

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

Flavonoids are bioactive compounds present in foods of vegetable origin. Due to their antioxidant, anti inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, they may be associated to cardioprotective and anticarcinogenic effects. The content of flavonoids in Brazilian foods has been quantified by several researchers, however, this information is disperse in publications, thesis and internal data from laboratories. The objective of this work was to compile and evaluate the quality of data on flavonoids of Brazilian foods, aiming to divulge it on the Brazilian Food Composition Database. For the compilation, the most abundant compounds in the flavonoid subclasses (flavonols, flavones, isoflavones, flavanones, flavan-3-ols e anthocyanidins) were considered and the separation of these compounds by high efficiency liquid chromatography (HPLC) was adopted as inclusion criteria of the data. In order to evaluate the quality of the Brazilian data, the USDA system for evaluation of flavonoids data quality was used. This system considers five categories, and 20 is the maximum grade given to each category. For each data, a confidence code (CC) was attributed (A, B, C and D), which indicate the quality and reliability of the information. Around 773 flavonoid data, in 197 brazilian foods, were evaluated. The CC "C" was attributed to 99% of the data and "B" to 1%. The main categories that received low average grades were: number of samples (2 points average, for the reduced number of samples); sampling plan (5 points average, due to the lack of statistical planning); analytical quality control (4 points average, due to the lack of description of the method daily performance in the laboratory). The category analytical method received average grade equal to 9, mainly because of the lack of description or execution of the analytical method validation. The category that received the highest grade was the sample handling (20 points average). These results highlight the necessity of a greater conscience from researchers in relation to the sample number and planning and the complete description of the process of method validation and analytical quality control. The flavonoid content will be introduced in the Brazilian Food Composition Database (TBCA-USP) (http://www.fcf.usp.br/tabela).

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alimentos funcionais quality evaluation system tabelas de composição de alimentos tbca-usp flavonoids functional food food composition databases flavonóides tbca-usp sistemas de avaliação da qualidade

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