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Improvement of vegetables elemental quality by espresso coffee residues

dc.contributor.authorCruz, Rebeca
dc.contributor.authorMorais, Simone
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Eulália
dc.contributor.authorPereira, José A.
dc.contributor.authorBaptista, Paula
dc.contributor.authorCasal, Susana
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-22T15:12:15Z
dc.date.available2014-12-22T15:12:15Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-01
dc.description.abstractSpent coffee grounds (SCG) are usually disposed as common garbage, without specific reuse strategies implemented so far. Due to its recognised richness in bioactive compounds, the effect of SCG on lettuce’s macro- and micro-elements was assessed to define its effectiveness for agro industrial reuse. A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted with different amounts of fresh and composted spent coffee, and potassium, magnesium, phosphorous, calcium, sodium, iron, manganese, zinc and copper were analysed. A progressive decrease on all lettuce mineral elements was verified with the increase of fresh spent coffee, except for potassium. In opposition, an increment of lettuce’s essential macro-elements was verified when low amounts of composted spent coffee were applied (5%, v/v), increasing potassium content by 40%, manganese by 30%, magnesium by 20%, and sodium by 10%, of nutritional relevance This practical approach offers an alternative reuse for this by-product, extendable to other crops, providing value-added vegetable products.por
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.10.059
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/5273
dc.language.isoporpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFood Chemistry;Vol. 148
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814613014957por
dc.subjectCoffee by-productspor
dc.subjectLettucepor
dc.subjectCompostingpor
dc.subjectMineralspor
dc.subjectMacro-elementspor
dc.subjectMicro-elementspor
dc.titleImprovement of vegetables elemental quality by espresso coffee residuespor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage299por
oaire.citation.startPage294por
oaire.citation.titleFood Chemistrypor
oaire.citation.volume148por
person.familyNameMorais
person.givenNameSimone
person.identifier1598822
person.identifier.ciencia-idB111-BBFB-F200
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6433-5801
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7007053747
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