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Celery (Apium Graveolens var. Rapaceum) is a tasty and aromatic vegetable, part of the Apiaceae family. It is an important horticultural crop, being rich in nutritional value. It is cultivated worldwide both for food and for use in the pharmaceutical industry. This medicinal vegetable hosts a valuable source of minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, pigments, aromatic compounds, organic acids, tannins. The aim of this study was to determine the mineral composition of celery root using X-ray fluorescence (XRF), but also...

The stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) and purple dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum) are widely distributed plants, known for their medicinal and nutritional properties. Urtica dioica is particularly valued for its significant mineral content, being widely used in traditional medicine and agricultural practices. Similarly, Lamium purpureum presents notable medicinal properties and typically occupies comparable ecological functions. Calcium is critically important for developing cell walls, growth of plant cells as well a...

Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a vegetable with high nutritional value, which is cultivated mainly for the consumption of its roots, used as a spice in the preparation of dishes, being appreciated for its rich fiber content, as well as for vitamins and bioactive compounds. The paper aims to assess the differences between raw and cooked parsnip, based on its nutritional composition, focusing on the content of amino acids, fatty acids and essential vitamins, as well as on how these components influence health. Parsni...

Chenopodium album L., is a plant from the Amaranthaceae family. In many traditional cuisines, the leafy plant is highly valued for the nutritional properties, especially the leaves. Being native to Europe and Central Asia, the plant has been used and cultivated for its nutritional and medicinal properties. Containing several bioactive compounds, makes Chenopodium album very beneficial to human health, including: betalains пїЅ pigments with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties; polyphenols пїЅ antioxidants ...

For most soils, genetic inheritance is the determining factor of heavy metal abundance. The anthropogenic impact on the soil produced by fertilizers, pesticides, zootechnical residues, wastewater or particles brought to the soil by gaseous emissions, brings important quantities of heavy metals into the soil. Among these, the most toxic are Cd and Pb. The aim of the study was to establish the levels of Cd and Pb in soil and Beta vulgaris roots, sampled from eight locations from Tarnaveni area, an industrial center ...

The pastoralism, with tradition in the history of the Romanian people, embraces various forms. In this viewpoint, the entrance with animals on pasture is linked to the Orthodox religious holiday, Saint George, celebrated on the 23rd of April. In the Romanian people tradition, too, the entrance with animals on the pasture is carried out in spring, after the flowering of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) present in protection belts or green fences that delimitate parcels in the studied area. Under such circumstance...