Molecules (Mar 2021)

Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidants, and Health Benefits of Sweet Potato Leaves

  • Hoang Chinh Nguyen,
  • Chang-Chang Chen,
  • Kuan-Hung Lin,
  • Pi-Yu Chao,
  • Hsin-Hung Lin,
  • Meng-Yuan Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26071820
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 7
p. 1820

Abstract

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Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the most important food crops worldwide and its leaves provide a dietary source of nutrients and various bioactive compounds. These constituents of sweet potato leaves (SPL) vary among varieties and play important roles in treating and preventing various diseases. Recently, more attentions in health-promoting benefits have led to several in vitro and in vivo investigations, as well as the identification and quantification of bioactive compounds in SPL. Among them, many new compounds have been reported as the first identified compounds from SPL with their dominant bioactivities. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the bioactive compositions of SPL and their health benefits. Since SPL serve as a potential source of micronutrients and functional compounds, they can be further developed as a sustainable crop for food and medicinal industries.

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