Alcuni tra i più significativi stusi sulla composizione fitochimica dei componenti del Prunus dulcis.

Phenolic and fatty acid profiles, α-tocopherol and sucrose contents, and antioxidant capacities of understudied Portuguese almond cultivars.
Oliveira I, Meyer AS, Afonso S, Aires A, Goufo P, Trindade H, Gonçalves B.
J Food Biochem. 2019 Jul;43(7):e12887. doi: 10.1111/jfbc.12887.

Defining the Sensory Profiles of Raw Almond ( Prunus dulcis) Varieties and the Contribution of Key Chemical Compounds and Physical Properties.
King ES, Chapman DM, Luo K, Ferris S, Huang G, Mitchell AE.
J Agric Food Chem. 2019 Mar 20;67(11):3229-3241. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05845.

Review of the Sensory and Chemical Characteristics of Almond ( Prunus dulcis) Flavor.
Franklin LM, Mitchell AE.
J Agric Food Chem. 2019 Mar 13;67(10):2743-2753. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b06606

HR-LC-ESI-Orbitrap-MS based metabolite profiling of Prunus dulcis Mill. (Italian cultivars Toritto and Avola) husks and evaluation of antioxidant activity.
Bottone A, Masullo M, Montoro P, Pizza C, Piacente S.
Phytochem Anal. 2019 Jul;30(4):415-423. doi: 10.1002/pca.2824.

La  Mandorla dolce è ricca di grassi monoinsaturi, fibre, magnesio, può regolare l'omeostasi del glucosio, è ipocolesterolemica cioè può ridurre il colesterolo dannoso, svolge un'azione antiossidante ed è un coadiuvante per i rischi cardiovascolari. 

Attenzione: la mandorla amara è tossica.

Heat and Pressure Treatments on Almond Protein Stability and Change in Immunoreactivity after Simulated Human Digestion.
De Angelis E, Bavaro SL, Forte G, Pilolli R, Monaci L.
Nutrients. 2018 Nov 5;10(11). pii: E1679. doi: 10.3390/nu10111679.

Elucidation of the Amygdalin Pathway Reveals the Metabolic Basis of Bitter and Sweet Almonds (Prunus dulcis).
Thodberg S, Del Cueto J, Mazzeo R, Pavan S, Lotti C, Dicenta F, Jakobsen Neilson EH, Møller BL, Sánchez-Pérez R.
Plant Physiol. 2018 Nov;178(3):1096-1111. doi: 10.1104/pp.18.00922

Acute effects of diets rich in almonds and walnuts on endothelial function.
Bhardwaj R, Dod H, Sandhu MS, Bedi R, Dod S, Konat G, Chopra HK, Sharma R, Jain AC, Nanda N.
Indian Heart J. 2018 Jul - Aug;70(4):497-501. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2018.01.030.

Metabolomics and antioxidant activity of the leaves of Prunus dulcis Mill. (Italian cvs. Toritto and Avola).
Bottone A, Montoro P, Masullo M, Pizza C, Piacente S.
J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2018 Sep 5;158:54-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.05.018.

Evaluation of the chemical and nutritional characteristics of almonds (Prunus dulcis (Mill). D.A. Webb) as influenced by harvest time and cultivar.
Summo C, Palasciano M, De Angelis D, Paradiso VM, Caponio F, Pasqualone A.
J Sci Food Agric. 2018 Dec;98(15):5647-5655. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.9110

Almond Consumption and Processing Affects the Composition of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota of Healthy Adult Men and Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Holscher HD, Taylor AM, Swanson KS, Novotny JA, Baer DJ.
Nutrients. 2018 Jan 26;10(2). pii: E126. doi: 10.3390/nu10020126.

Time and Intervention Effects of Daily Almond Intake on the Changes of Lipid Profile and Body Composition Among Free-Living Healthy Adults.
Liu Y, Hwang HJ, Kim HS, Park H.
J Med Food. 2018 Apr;21(4):340-347. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2017.3976.

Effects of Dark Chocolate and Almonds on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight and Obese Individuals: A Randomized Controlled-Feeding Trial.
Lee Y, Berryman CE, West SG, Chen CO, Blumberg JB, Lapsley KG, Preston AG, Fleming JA, Kris-Etherton PM.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Nov 29;6(12). pii: e005162. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.005162.

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Almond (Prunus dulcis) Allergen Pru du 8, the First Member of a New Family of Food Allergens.
Che H, Zhang Y, Jiang S, Jin T, Lyu SC, Nadeau KC, McHugh T.
J Agric Food Chem. 2019 Jul 29. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02781.

Identification of Almond ( Prunus dulcis) Vicilin As a Food Allergen.
Che H, Zhang Y, Lyu SC, Nadeau KC, McHugh T.
J Agric Food Chem. 2019 Jan 9;67(1):425-432. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05290.