Utilization of germinated garden cress (lpidium sativum l.) seeds as untraditional functional food | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 September 2025 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2025.410329.1708 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Aziza T. Gamal* ; Amal M. El- Bastawisy | ||
| Department of Horticultural Crops Technology Research, Food Technology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Garden cress (Lpidium Sativum L.) is an underutilized crop with high nutritional potential; its application in food products remains limited due to antinutritional factors and sensory challenges. Therefore, this study aimed to explore garden cress seeds' nutritional and bioactive enhancements after germination proses and utilize its powder, as main sources of high nutritional and bioactive compounds, with different levels to improve and produce some untraditional and nutraceutical sweet potato puree with good nutrient balance and more palatable among different consumers. The results demonstrated that the germination proses significantly enhances the nutritional and functional properties of garden cress seeds. Increasing the germination period increased the minerals, content. especially, calcium and potassium. Pyrogallol was the most common phenolic compound found in germinated seeds (227.58 mg/100 g), which dramatically increased after the germination period by more than 72-folds. Moreover, the germination process had a positive effect on raising the flavonoids, isoflavone compounds, content, B-complex and fat-soluble vitamins especially, vitamin K, the predominant fat-soluble vitamin found in raw garden cress seeds, which increased fourfold after the germination process being, 78.89 mg/100g. Optimum incorporation of germinated garden cress seeds powder (10–20%) into sweet potato puree blends and orange juice improved sensory palatability and recorded the highest scores (15%) comparing with the control blend. These findings demonstrate that germinated garden cress seeds are a potent functional ingredient for nutritional enhancement and health promotion of food products, supporting their application in developing value-added foods with favorable consumer acceptance. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Germination; Bioactive Compounds; Antinutritional Factors; Garden cress | ||
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