Complex Polyphenols Research Articles

Rheological and pasting properties of maize, wheat and rice starch as affected by apple polyphenols

ABSTRACT The widely-studied interaction between starch and phenolic compounds remains poorly understood. This study prepared three different starch–apple polyphenol (AP) complexes, and studied their rheological, pasting, and structural properties. The curves of starch-AP complexes and raw starches fitted the power law model, and R2 ranged from 0.968 to 0.999. AP addition significantly affected the dynamic viscoelasticity of starches. Creep and pasting properties further indicated the effect of APs on starches. The results indicated that APs affect the properties of starches at different levels. This paper provides a basis for the production of functional foods with starch-AP complexes.

Fabrication and characterization of functional protein-polysaccharide-polyphenol complexes assembled from lactoferrin, hyaluronic acid and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate.

Proteins, polysaccharides, and polyphenols can be assembled into ternary complexes with functional attributes that combine the desirable facets of each individual component. In the present work, we characterized the interactions among lactoferrin (LF), hyaluronic acid (HA) and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) dispersed in aqueous solutions at various pH values (2 to 9), HA levels (0 to 0.5 wt%), and EGCG levels (0 to 0.105 wt%). The antioxidant activity of the complexes was also evaluated. The ternary complexes formed macroscopic hydrogels at pH 2, microgel dispersions at pH 3, and soluble complexes at pH > 4. Information about the role of hydrogen bonds, electrostatic forces, and hydrophobic interactions was obtained using spectroscopic methods. The antioxidant activity of the ternary complexes was much higher at pH 5 than at pH 3, which was attributed to the ability of the hydrogels to inhibit the access of the free radicals generated in the aqueous phase to EGCG trapped inside. These results may be useful for optimizing the formulation of effective delivery systems for natural antioxidants.

Complex of polyphenols sorbed on buckwheat flour as a functional food ingredient

An innovative approach to creating a new generation of specialised foods for dietary therapy of type 
 2 diabetes can involve planned adding of plant polyphenols to their formulafions. The marked antioxidant properties of polyphenols largely determine their potential antidiabetic effects. However, the use of food polyphenols for prophylactic purposes is limited by their low bioavailability, which makes it expedient to search for technological approaches aimed at obtaining polyphenolic matrices with high biological activity, increased digestibility, and stability. This study objective was to purposely extract and concentrate the polyphenols by sorbing them from an aqueous solution of the bilberry leaf extract (BLE) on buckwheat flour and to assess their storage stability. A number of experiments on optimal parameters selection for sorbing polyphenols from the BLE on buckwheat flour were performed. The parameters included the concentration of the extract solution, the solution/sorbent ratio, the pH of the solution, the temperature and the time of sorption. The sorption on the polyphenol matrix was determined from the difference in their contents in the initial solution of the extract and in the supernatant after centrifugation by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The effects of exposure to light, temperatures, and humidity on the polyphenol compounds in the dry BLE and in the food matrix contents during storage was analysed by the FTIR spectroscopy. The experiments determined the optimal conditions for the BLE polyphenol sorption on buckwheat flour by incubation of a 2% BLE solution pH = 3.6 with the portion of buckwheat flour at the ratio of 1g/50 cm3 solution for 45 minutes at 25°C. When storing the food matrix, there was no significant degradation of the polyphenolic compounds in the food matrix, which indicates an increase in the stability of the polyphenols sorbed on buckwheat flour. This paper presents the results that are scientifically and practically relevant for the nutritiology experts who devise promising technological approaches to expanding the range of functional food ingredients of the antidiabetic character.

The Influence of Protein Content on Beer Quality and Colloidal Stability

Protein content and beer composition depend on the raw materials and enzymatic reactions used in brewery technology. In order to improve the colloidal stability of beer, it is necessary to remove both protein and polyphenolic complexes or prevent their formation. This study aims to determine the protein content in all production stages and to evaluate its influence on beer quality and colloidal stability. Analyzes of total protein content were performed by Kjeldahl and spectrophotometric methods. Statistically significant change was observed in the protein content of the final product, which was less than that in wort (P < 0.05). Turbididy, colour, extract, alcohol, bitterness, foam and pH were also measured. Haze forcing tests (incubation at 200C, 400C and 600 C) were conducted to evaluate the colloidal stability of the final product. Results of tests showed that the highest level of product stability was ensured after treatment of beer with both silica gel and polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP).

Physicochemical properties and digestion of the lotus seed starch-green tea polyphenol complex under ultrasound-microwave synergistic interaction

Complex starch is gaining research attention due to its unique physicochemical and functional properties. Lotus seed starch (LS) suspensions (6.7%, w/v) with added green tea polyphenols (GTPs) (10%, w/w) were subjected to ultrasound (200–1000 W)-microwave (150–225 W) (UM) treatment for 15 min. The effects of UM treatment on the physicochemical properties of the LS-GTP system were investigated and exceeded that of microwave or ultrasound alone. The properties (morphology, X-ray diffraction pattern and so on) were affected by GTPs to various extents, depending on ultrasonic power. These influences may be explained by the non-covalent interactions between GTPs and LS. V-type LS-GTP inclusion complex and non-inclusive complex formation were observed. Their morphology and the distribution of GTPs molecules within them were estimated using scanning electron microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Furthermore, the digestion of LS-GTP complex was investigated by a dynamic in vitro rat stomach-duodenum (DIVRSD) model, lower digestion efficiency of LS has been achieved and the residues showed gradual improvement in morphology. These all experimental results do provide new insight into the complex starch production.

Polyphenolic-Chemistry-Enabled, Mechanically Robust, Flame Resistant and Superhydrophobic Membrane for Separation of Mixed Surfactant-Stabilized Emulsions.

Superhydrophobic materials hold great promise in emulsion separation, but they have inherent mechanical weakness and are ineffective to separate mixed surfactant-stabilized emulsions. Herein, we combined the adhesion ability of polyphenol-Fe3+ bis-complexes with the high mechanical strength of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to construct a mechanically robust and superhydrophobic coating on a collagen fiber membrane (CFM). We demonstrated that both CNTs and polyphenolic complexes competed with the surfactants adsorbed onto the emulsion droplets, serving as efficient demulsifiers to various mixed surfactant-stabilized emulsions. CFM has a 3D fibrous structure and a high limiting oxygen index, which provides high flux and flame resistance. The as-prepared superhydrophobic membrane can separate diverse anionic/nonionic and cationic/nonionic surfactant-stabilized micro- and nanoemulsions under gravity, with a separation efficiency and flux up to 99.999 % and 1695 L m-2 h-1 , respectively. The membranes also retained the emulsion separation ability after sandpaper abrasion. These features demonstrate a practical technology for emulsion separation.

Biotechnology Potential of Marine Fungi Degrading Plant and Algae Polymeric Substrates.

Filamentous fungi possess the metabolic capacity to degrade environment organic matter, much of which is the plant and algae material enriched with the cell wall carbohydrates and polyphenol complexes that frequently can be assimilated by only marine fungi. As the most renewable energy feedstock on the Earth, the plant or algae polymeric substrates induce an expression of microbial extracellular enzymes that catalyze their cleaving up to the component sugars. However, the question of what the marine fungi contributes to the plant and algae material biotransformation processes has yet to be highlighted sufficiently. In this review, we summarized the potential of marine fungi alternatively to terrestrial fungi to produce the biotechnologically valuable extracellular enzymes in response to the plant and macroalgae polymeric substrates as sources of carbon for their bioconversion used for industries and bioremediation.

Iron and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Green Tea Extract: Improved Ecotoxicological Profile and Ability to Degrade Malachite Green.

In recent years, iron-based nanoparticles (FeNPs) have been successfully used in environmental remediation and water treatment. This study examined ecotoxicity of two FeNPs produced by green tea extract (smGT, GTFe) and their ability to degrade malachite green (MG). Their physicochemical properties were assessed using transmission electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, dynamic light scattering, and transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy. Using a battery of ecotoxicological bioassays, we determined toxicity for nine different organisms, including bacteria, cyanobacterium, algae, plants, and crustaceans. GTFe, amorphous complex of Fe(II, III) ions and polyphenols from green tea extract, proved low capacity to degrade MG and was toxic to all tested organisms. Superparamagnetic iron oxide NPs (smGT) derived from GTFe, showed no toxic effect on most of the tested organisms up to a concentration of 1g/L, except for algae and cyanobacterium and removed 93 % MG at concentration 125 mg Fe/L after 60 minutes. The procedure described in this paper generates new superparamagnetic iron oxide NPs from existing and toxic GTFe, which are nontoxic and has degradative potential for organic compounds. These findings suggest low ecotoxicological risks and suitability of this green-synthesized FeNPs for environmental remediation purposes.

THE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE PREVENTIVE TREATMENT WITH VIBURNUM SARGENTII K. AND ELEUTHEROCOCCUS ON THE COMPOSITION OF FATTY ACIDS IN PHOSPHOLIPID COMPONENTS OF ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANES EXPOSED TO INTOXICATION WITH NITRIC OXIDES

There are presented results of the study of the impact of intoxication with nitrogen oxides on to the fatty acids pattern of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine of erythrocyte membrane in rats. The inhalation exposure with nitrogen oxides was carried out in inoculating chamber with the volume of 100 liters and designed according to the type of chambers by Kurliandsky B.A. with self-cleaning of contained air and regenerating system, specified temperature settings (20-22 °С) and the air humidity (40-60%). Intoxication by nitrogen oxides was performed for 6 minutes with a toxicant concentration of 4.3 mg/cu.m. (MAC in atmospheric air amount to 0.4 mg/m3). Water solutions of dry residue from viburnum extract “Kaliphen” and Eleutherococcus extract (alcohol was anticipatorily removed from preparations by evaporating in a vacuum) were administered daily through the tube intragastrically during 2 weeks in a dosage of 100 mg of total polyphenols per kg of body weight prior to intoxication by nitrogen oxides. The influence of nitrogen oxides was found to be accompanied by the elevation of the level of saturated fatty acids of all kinds and by the decline in unsaturated fatty acids content in the fatty acids pattern of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, the main structural phospholipids of biomembranes. The redistribution of fatty acids in erythrocyte membrane supposes the changes of its physicochemical properties, lability, and the complexity of the erythrocyte passage through the microvascular bed. Herbal polyphenol preparations Kaliphen and Eleutherococcus improved the survival rate of animals under the preventive administration before intoxication with nitrogen oxides. The introduction of extracts before intoxication is accompanied by the pronounced trend to the restoration of the ratio of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in phospholipids of erythrocytes membranes. The preventive administration of Kaliphen before intoxication with nitrogen oxides was supposed to offer more pronounced protection of the fatty acids pattern of phospholipid fractions than those following the introduction of Eleutherococcus. The preventive administration of herbal extracts with polyphenol complexes in its contents under exposure to toxic substances is considered to be a the promising direction for research

Mechanisms of Antiviral Activity of the Polyphenol Complex from Seagrass of the Zosteraceae Family against Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus.

Antiviral activity of the polyphenol complex from seagrass of the Zosteraceae family against highly pathogenic strain of the tick-borne encephalitis virus was studied on passaged culture of porcine embryo kidney cells. The antiviral effect of the test compound manifested in a decrease in the infectious titer of the virus and depended on the concentration and application schemes. Polyphenol complex in a concentration of 100 μg/ml suppressed accumulation of the pathogen in the cell culture: pretreatment of the virus reduced its titer by 4 log, pretreatment of cells by 1.4 log, and application of the compound 1 h after cell infection by 2.8 log. Antiviral action of the test compound is determined by direct inactivation of the virus and inhibition of virus replication at the early stage, which attests to potential of this compound in the treatment of tick-borne encephalitis.

РАСТИТЕЛЬНЫЕ АДАПТОГЕНЫ В СОСТАВЕ ПРОДУКТОВ СПЕЦИАЛИЗИРОВАННОГО ПИТАНИЯ КАК ФАКТОР ГОМЕОСТАТИЧЕСКОЙ РЕГУЛЯЦИИ С УЧАСТИЕМ МИКРОБИОТЫ ОРГАНИЗМА

The aim of this study is to develop an adaptogenic drink based on the polyphenol complex of antioxidant activity optimized in terms of bioavailability. Materials and Methods. The study was performed on the base of the polyphenol complex of antioxidant activity made of taxifolin (Larix gmelinii extract with no less than 97.0 % of taxifolin) and plant extracts (Lonicera сaerulea L., Beta vulgaris L. ssp.vulgaris) obtained in the research laboratory of the department of Food and Biotechnologies in the South Ural State University. To increase solubility and bioavailability of taxifolin we used 20-minute 630 W ultrasonic impact, providing taxifolin nanostructuring. The plant extract consists of reconstituted extracts from Beta vulgaris L. ssp.vulgaris and Lonicera сaerulea L. in a 3:1 ratio with 0.1 % of taxifolin and the amount of dry substance of no less than 15 %. Taxifolin content in a final product is no less than 0.02 %. Results. It was established that taxifolin water solution is quite sensitive to ultrasonic cavitation. The morphological structure of taxifolin particles, treated with ultrasound, was close to a spherical shape. Particles were characterized by amorphous structure, which is positive for solubility and bioavailability properties. Antioxidant activity is 1.74–1.98 times higher than in the solutions obtained using a mechanical approach. This indicates the increased physiological value of solutions. The drink obtained on the base of beet and honeysuckle extracts with 0.1 % taxifolin had the total content of betanin and betaxanthine equaled 54 ± 2 mg/100 g and the total content of phenol substances of 194 ± 4 mg in terms of gallic acid. The consumption of a taxifolin plant extract-based drink results in the decrease of Streptococcus to significantly lower values. There is a shift in pH values in a range from 6.5 to 7.5 in comparison with the initial pH values of 5.5 ? 6.0 units. Conclusion. The combination of secondary metabolites (polyphenols) in the form of Lonicera сaerulea L. and Beta vulgaris L. ssp.vulgaris plant extracts with taxifolin is a very promising one for the technology of adaptogenic drinks to improve homeostatic mechanisms involving microbiota at the stage of oral intake.

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Polyphenols in Lamiaceae Plants-A Review.

Lamiaceae species are promising potential sources of natural antioxidants, owing to their high polyphenol content. In addition, increasing scientific and epidemiological evidence have associated consumption of foods rich in polyphenols with health benefits such as decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases mediated through anti-inflammatory effects. The complex and diverse nature of polyphenols and the huge variation in their levels in commonly consumed herbs make their analysis challenging. Innovative robust analytical tools are constantly developing to meet these challenges. In this review, we present advances in the state of the art for the identification and quantification of polyphenols in Lamiaceae species. Novel chromatographic techniques that have been employed in the past decades are discussed, ranging from ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography to hyphenated spectroscopic methods, whereas performance characteristics such as selectivity and specificity are also summarized.

The Relationship between Main Polyphenol Components and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants

This study investigates the relationships between the main polyphenols and DPPH radical scavenging activity (RSA) in extracts from some of the most common wild and cultivated species from the Achillea millefolium group, Mentha, Chenopodium botrys, Clinopodium vulgare and Artemisia vulgaris. Another aspect of the study is the effects of choosing an extraction solvent, highlighting the importance of selecting an appropriate one for obtaining extracts with maximum manifested bioactivity. Chemical characterization of compounds is performed. It is based on HPLC-PDA fingerprint profiles, obtained from 70% aqueous methanol extracts. Hydroxycinnamic acids, glycosides of luteolin (LG), apigenin (AG), their aglycones and methoxyflavones are found to be the most abundant components, which have the highest impact on radical scavenging activity (RSA) of the extracts. The data allow supposing high correlation relationships between caffeoylquinic acids and RSA of extracts from four A. millefolium group species and cv. Proa. Cl. vulgare methanol extract, rich in rosmarinic acid, LG and AG, showed the highest RSA with IC50 10.37μg.mL-1. In contrast, extracts of Ch. botrys which lack phenolic acids, contain low amount of glycosides and are rich in methoxyflavone aglycones, possess very weak RSA. For multicomponent analysis, our data suggest 70% methanol as the most appropriate solvent for extraction of compounds belonging to the polyphenol complex. Based on the high quantities of rosmarinic acid, luteolin and apigenin glycosides, 66% ethanol solvent is found to be the best choice for medicinal consumption extracts.

Polyphenol-based prebiotics and synbiotics: potential for cancer chemoprevention

The need for new cancer chemoprevention approaches is evident by the continued increase of the social and economic burden due to cancer incidence worldwide. Polyphenols, ubiquitous dietary antioxidants present in plant foods, possess chemopreventive and therapeutic characteristics. However, the chemoprevention potential of oligomeric and polymeric polyphenols is considerably limited due to their low bioavailability, characterized by limited absorption. Colonic microbiota plays an important role in the absorption of these complexly structured polyphenols, by converting them into easily absorbable and simple phenolic compounds. Therefore, the chemopreventive potential of complex polyphenols is greatly dependent on the colonic microbiota of individuals. This review reveals that a synbiotic intervention could be more useful in such cases to alleviate prebiotic and probiotic interdependency and improve the potential in chemoprevention. The chemopreventive potential of many microbial metabolites of polyphenols is well established by in vitro studies. Further investigations are required in this area to evaluate in vivo efficacy of these metabolites in chemoprevention.

THE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE PREVENTIVE TREATMENT WITH VIBURNUM SARGENTII K.AND ELEUTHEROCOCCUS ON THE COMPOSITION OF FATTY ACIDS IN PHOSPHOLIPID COMPONENTS OF ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANES EXPOSED TO INTOXICATION WITH NITRIC OXIDES

There are presented results of the study of the impact of intoxication with nitrogen oxides on to the fatty acids pattern of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine of erythrocyte membrane in rats. The inhalation exposure with nitrogen oxides was carried out in inoculating chamber with the volume of 100 liters and designed according to the type of chambers by Kurliandsky B.A. with self-cleaning of contained air and regenerating system, specified temperature setttings (20-220С) and the air humidity (40-60%). Intoxication by nitrogen oxides was performed during 6 minutes with a toxicant concentration of 4.3 mg/cu.m. (MAC in atmospheric air amount to 0.4 mg/m3). Water solutions of dry residue from viburnum extract “Kaliphen” and Eleutherococcus extract (alcohol was anticipatorily removed from preparations by evaporating in a vacuum) were administered daily through the tube intragastrically during 2 weeks in a dosage of 100 mg of total polyphenols per kg of body weight prior to intoxication by nitrogen oxides. The influence of nitrogen oxides was found to be accompanied by the elevation of the level of saturated fatty acids of all kinds and by the decline in unsaturated fatty acids content in the fatty acids pattern of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, the main structural phospholipids of biomembranes. The redistribution of fatty acids in erythrocyte membrane supposes the changes of its physicochemical properties, lability, and the complexity of the erythrocyte passage through the microvascular bed. Herbal polyphenol preparations Kaliphen and Eleutherococcus improved the survival rate of animals under the preventive administration before intoxication with nitrogen oxides. The introduction of extracts before intoxication is accompanied by the pronounced trend to the restoration of the ratio of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in phospholipids of erythrocytes membranes. The preventive administration of Kaliphen before intoxication with nitrogen oxides was supposed to offer more pronounced protection of the fatty acids pattern of phospholipid fractions than those following the introduction of Eleutherococcus. The preventive administration of herbal extracts with polyphenol complexes in its contents under exposure to toxic substances is considered to be a the promising direction for research

Production of plant-derived polyphenols in microorganisms: current state and perspectives.

Plants synthesize several thousand different polyphenols of which many have the potential to aid in preventing or treating cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases. However, plants usually contain complex polyphenol mixtures impeding access to individual compounds in larger quantities. In contrast, functional integration of biosynthetic plant polyphenol pathways into microorganisms allows for the production of individual polyphenols as chemically distinct compounds, which can be synthesized in large amounts and can be more easily isolated. Over the last decade, microbial synthesis of many plant polyphenols could be achieved, and along the way, many decisive bottlenecks in the endogenous microbial host metabolism as well as in the heterologous plant pathways could be identified. In this review, we present recent advancements in metabolic engineering of microorganisms for the production of plant polyphenols and discuss how current challenges could be addressed in the future.

Structural properties and antioxidant activities of polysaccharide from fruit bodies of Pholiota nameko

A polysaccharide named PNP was extracted and purified from Pholiota nameko. The total sugar content of PNP was 95.29% and the molecular weight was 1.89 × 103 kDa. The structural features of PNP were investigated by the combination of chemical and instrumental analysis such as UV spectrophotometer, specific rotation determination, FT-IR, methylisation analysis and Congo red. The results showed that the optical rotation of PNP was +120° and that it had a triple-helical structure. Besides, PNP was mainly composed of glucose and mannose at the molar ratio of 4.24:1.00. The backbone of PNP was composed of (1→3)-linked-Glc and (1→3)-linked-Man whereas the branches of (1→3,6)-linked- Glc, (1→3,6)-linked-Man and T- Glc. Consistenting with the results of UV–Vis spectra, FT-IR spectroscopy and 1H NMR, indicated that PNP was a complex of polysaccharides and polyphenols. In vitro antioxidant results suggested that PNP was processed with certain scavenging capacity.

Screening plant derived dietary phenolic compounds for bioactivity related to cardiovascular disease

The potential health benefits of phenolic acids found in food and beverages has been suggested from a number of large population studies. However, the mechanism of how these compounds may exert biological effects is less well established. It is also now recognised that many complex polyphenols in the diet are metabolised to simple phenolic acids which can be taken up in the circulation. In this paper a number of selected phenolic compounds have been tested for their bioactivity in two cell culture models. The expression and activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in human aortic endothelial cells and the uptake of glucose in muscle cells. Our data indicate that while none of the compounds tested had a significant effect on eNOS expression or activation in endothelial cells, several of the compounds increased glucose uptake in muscle cells. These compounds also enhanced the translocation of the glucose transporter GLUT4 to the plasma membrane, which may explain the observed increase in cellular glucose uptake. These results indicate that simple cell culture models may be useful to help understand the bioactivity of phenolic compounds in relation to cardiovascular protection.

EKSTRAKSI TANIN DARI KULIT KAYU AKASIA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MICROWAVE: PENGARUH DAYA MICROWAVE, WAKTU EKSTRAKSI DAN JENIS PELARUT

&#x0D; Tannin is one of complex polyphenol compound which soluble in polar solvent. Tannin could be extracted from acacia bark. This study aims to examine microwave-assisted extraction of tannins under influence of microwave power, extraction time, and solvent and its application to adsorb Cd and Cu. Tannin was extracted from acacia bark with feed-to-solvent ratio (1:20 g/ml). Power of microwave was adjusted 100 W, 180 W, 300 W, 450 W, and 600 W for 1 minute, 3 minutes and 5 minutes respectively using aquadest and ethanol as the solvent. The extracts were analyzed using UV-Vis spectrophotometer. Furthermore, the extract with the highest yield of tannins are used as the adsorbent. The concentration of Cd and cu were analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The result showed the highest yield of tannin 26.606 mg/g at 100 W and 3 minutes extraction time using ethanol as the solvent. The result showed that the adsorption capacity of adsorbent from tannin was 3.81 mg/g and 2.26 mg/g for Cd and Cu respectively.&#x0D;

Effect of seed sowing period on polyphenolic compounds content in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under greenhouse conditions

The object of the research is the process of formation of the polyphenolic complex by basil plants. The complexity in evaluating the process of polyphenols accumulation lies in the fact that the formation of these compounds occurs under the influence of a number of biotic and abiotic factors, leading to variation in the level of polyphenols in a very wide range even for plants of the same cultivar.The influence of different seed sowing periods of five cultivars of basil on the accumulation of polyphenolic compounds in each cutting of green mass was investigated. The obtained data were mathematically computed using AgrostatNew and MicrosoftExcel software. It was found that cultivars with purple coloration of leaves accumulate by 51.2–66.6 % more polyphenols than green cultivars. It was observed that in the green cultivars Bad’oryi, Rutan and Siaivo, the level of polyphenols increases with each subsequent cutting of green mass during the February and April seed sowing periods. The cultivars with purple coloration of leaves have shown the highest level of accumulated polyphenols in the first cutting for the February seed sowing period and in the fourth and fifth cutting in April. The level of polyphenols in all the cultivars, which were sown in March, did not significantly change during cutting, indicating the optimal cultivation conditions.