Wenhao Wang, Shohei Yamaguchi, Ayako Suzuki, Naomi Wagu, Masahiro Koyama, Akihiko Takahashi, Risa Takada, Koji Miyatake, Kozo Nakamura
Eggplants are rich in acetylcholine (ACh), which can improve high blood pressure and negative psychological states. However, information on ACh content in individual parts of eggplant and the changes in ACh content during eggplant development is limited. Therefore, we investigated the ACh content in various parts of eggplant, namely, the leaf, root, bud, calyx, ovary, fruit, exocarp, mesocarp, partition, placenta, core, fruit base, fruit center, and fruit top in 26 eggplant varieties. Furthermore, the effect of heat treatment on ACh content was investigated...
January 4, 2021: Foods (Basel, Switzerland)