Antioxidant activity,vitamin profiles and polyphenol contents of pasture grasses and legumes,herbs and wild plants for improved animal products

摘要

Safety, health and high functionality are the main consumer concerns for animal products.The freshness,desirable fatty acid composition and beneficial vitamin content of meat and milk depend upon the antioxidant content, vitamin profiles, and fatty acid content and composition of animal feeds (Scollan et al., 2005).In a previous report ( Tamura and Masumizu, 2005), we showed large differences in antioxidant activities among some pasture species.In this study, we determined and compared antioxidant activities, vitamin profiles and polyphenol contents of the principal herbage grasses and legumes, herbs and wild plants at the vegetative growth stage in northern Japan.