Abstract
Vitexin and isovitexin have many biological activities and they are important nutraceuticals. The aim of this study was to compare different species of sprouts used in human nutrition as to their suitability as sources of vitexin and isovitexin, and the influence of light on their content of them. Seeds of industrial hemp, proso millet, naked oat, hulled oat, fenugreek, linseed, common buckwheat, and flax were used for production of sprouts. The contents of vitexin and isovitexin were determined by HPLC. Buckwheat contained the highest, and statistically significant, amounts of both vitexin (3548 mg/kg) and isovitexin (5579 mg/kg); and thus is one of the important sources of these compounds. Daylight is crucial for the formation of both of these C-glycosylflavones.
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