Reactive polysulfide levels in vegetables (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Reactive polysulfide levels in vegetables

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Reactive polysulfides, compared here to the total polysulfide content in various vegetables, can act as potent antioxidants. How reactive polysulfides in food promote health is not well understood, as levels of reactive polysulfides in vegetables had not been measured before. All units are μg per gram of each vegetables’ dry weight (d.w.), error bars show standard error.

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Shingo Kasamatsu, Osaka Metropolitan University

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