Below is a series of research papers dedicated to displaying the health benefits of colored flesh potatoes.

Dr. Rong Cao

December 23- 2024Feb 14, 2018

Dr Rong’s papers and research

https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/rong-cao-phd

Dr. Rong Cao, is a distinguished international researcher with the Canadian government working with Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture […]

ANTHOCYANINS-RICH PURPLE POTATO EXTRACT PREVENTS LOW-GRADE CHRONIC INFLAMMATION-ASSOCIATED METABOLIC DISORDERS

Hua Zhanga, Ronghua Liua, Lili Matsa, Dion Leppa, Honghui Zhua, Yuhuan Chena, Shilian Zhenga, Yoshinori Mineb and Rong Tsaoa*

December 23- 2024June 29- 2023

Journal of Food Bioactives

http://www.isnff-jfb.com/index.php/JFB/article/view/339

This study investigates the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of anthocyanin-rich extracts from purple potatoes (PPE) and their impact on metabolic […]

ANTHOCYANIN-RICH PHENOLIC EXTRACTS OF PURPLE ROOT VEGETABLES INHIBIT PRO-INFLAMMATORYCYTOKINES INDUCED BY H2O2 AND ENHANCE ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITIES IN CACO-2 CELLS

Hua Zhang, Ronghua Liu, Rong Tsao

December 23- 2024January 5, 2016

Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/publication/anthocyanin-rich-phenolic-extracts-purple-root-vegetables-inhibit-pro-inflammatory

This study shows that blue / purple carrots and potatoes, which are rich in antioxidants called anthocyanins. These antioxidants were […]

BIOACCESSIBILITY, BIOAVAILABILITY, AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF ANTHOCYANINS FROM PURPLE ROOT VEGETABLES USING MONO- AND CO-CULTURE CELL MODELS

Hua Zhang1, Yousef I. Hassan1, Justin Renaud2, Ronghua Liu1, Cheng Yang1, Yong Sun1and Rong Tsao1

December 23- 2024May 30, 2017

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mnfr.201600928 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28691370/

Study OverviewThis study found that anthocyanins, compounds in blue/ purple root vegetables, have health benefits due to their anti-inflammatory effects. […]

HIGHLY PIGMENTED VEGETABLES: ANTHOCYANIN COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES

Hongyan Li, Zeyuan Deng, Honghui Zhu, Chanli Hu, Ronghua Liu, J. Christopher Young , Rong Tsao

December 23- 2024December 20, 2011

Food Research International

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0963996911006788 https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/publication/highly-pigmented-vegetables-anthocyanin-compositions-and-their-role-antioxidant?wbdisable=true

This study focused on the color properties and stability of anthocyanins in various high-pigment vegetables (HPV), which are important for […]

INFLUENCE OF CULTIVAR AND YEAR ON PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF POTATO (SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L.) IN ONTARIO

Chanli Hu, Rong Tsao, Ronghua Liu, J. Alan Sullivan, and Mary Ruth McDonald

December 23- 2024December 15, 2011

Canadian Science Publishing

https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.4141/cjps2011-212

This study is the first to evaluate the antioxidant activity and phenolic content of various potato cultivars grown in Ontario, […]

PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILES OF POTATO AND THEIR ROLES IN HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Rong Tsao

December 23- 20242009

Global Science Books

http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/Online/GSBOnline/images/0906/FOOD_3(SI1)/FOOD_3(SI1)125-135o.pdf

Potatoes are a crucial staple food worldwide, providing energy through carbohydrates and proteins, and are also rich in various beneficial […]

PROTEIN AND PHENOLIC CONTENTS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF 14 EARLY MATURING POTATOES AS AFFECTED BY PROCESSING

Reena Grittle Pinhero, Rong Tsao, Qiang Liu, James Alan Sullivan, Benoit Bizimungu, Rickey Y. Yada

December 23- 2024January 18th 2016

American Journal of Plant Sciences

https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/publication/protein-and-phenolic-contents-and-antioxidant-activities-14-early-maturing-potatoes https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=62904

The study found that among 14 tested Ontario-grown potatoes, varieties like F09085, F10090, French Fingerlings, Purple Fiesta, Red Thumb, Ciklamen, […]