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March 29, 2022
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Fatty acid profile, secondary compounds and antioxidant activities in the fresh forage, hay and silage of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and sulla (Hedysarum coronarium)

Publicated to:Journal Of The Science Of Food And Agriculture. 102 (11): 4736-4743 - 2022-08-30 102(11), DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11834

Authors: Rufino-Moya, Pablo Jose; Bertolin, Juan Ramon; Blanco, Mireia; Lobon, Sandra; Joy, Margalida

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Ciencia Animal. Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón - Author
Grupo de investigación INPASS: Investigación en Producción Agroganadera Sostenible y Saludable. Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón - Author
Univ Cordoba, Fac Vet Med, Anim Hlth Dept Parasitol & Parasit Dis, Sanidad Anim Bldg,Rabanales Campus, Cordoba 14071, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon CITA, Avda Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Inst Agroalimentario Aragon IA2, CITA, Avda Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Inst Agroalimentario Aragon IA2, CITA, Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon CITA, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
Universidad de Zaragoza - Author
Universidad de Zaragoza , Universidad de Córdoba - Author
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Abstract

Background: Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and sulla (Hedysarum coronarium) are forage legumes usually preserved to optimize their utilization as feedstuffs. However, the method of preservation modifies the chemical composition differently in both legume species. Secondary compounds (such as proanthocyanidins, fatty acids, carotenoids and tocopherols) present in forages affect the quality of animal products. Therefore, the effect of preservation on the contents of secondary compounds should be investigated. Accoridngly, samples of sainfoin and sulla were directly freeze-dried (fresh), dried at ambient temperature (hay) and vacuum-packaged for 82 days (silage). Results: In both legumes, the total fatty acid and C18:3 n-3 contents decreased and C16:0 increased with preservation (P < 0.001), with a greater effect for the hays than for the silages. For both legumes, the lutein, neoxanthin and violaxanthin contents decreased to a greater extent in the silages than in the hays (P < 0.001). Both hays exhibited the lowest β-carotene concentrations (P < 0.001). The α-tocopherol contents decreased in hays, but not in silages, compared to the fresh forages of both legumes (P < 0.001). The antioxidant activities were lower in the silages than in the hays and fresh forages (P < 0.001) and were very strongly related to the contents of polyphenols and proanthocyanidins (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Haymaking affected the fatty acid, carotenoid and α-tocopherol contents to a greater extent but had a lesser effect on the antioxidant activities than silage-making, which were very strongly related to their contents of polyphenols and proanthocyanidins. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.

Keywords

abtsalpha-tocopherolbeta-carotenecarotenoidscondensed tanninsconservation methoddpphl.legumesmeat qualitymilkpreservationproanthocyanidinssheeptocopherolsAbtsAlpha-tocopherolAnimalsAntioxidantsCarotenoidsCondensed tanninsCultivo forrajeroDpphFabaceaeFatty acidsPolyphenolsProanthocyanidinsSilageTocopherols

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of The Science Of Food And Agriculture due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 11/58, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.53. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 1.38 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 5.94 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-09, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 12
  • Scopus: 12
  • Europe PMC: 6

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-09:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 19.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 19 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.85.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Rufino-Moya PJ) and Last Author (Joy Torrens, Margalida).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Blanco Alibes, Mireia.