date:Jan 09, 2013
responsible for asparagus bioactivity are phenols (flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic acids) and saponins.
The researchers said that they have developed a process for obtaining added-value compounds from asparagus by-products using a hydrothermal treatment of the samples. Two fractions are separated after the hydrothermal treatment, consisting on an aqueous functional extract containing most soluble bioactive compounds from asparagus by-product, and a fibrous residue that, after being dried, consti