Summary
Abstract BACKGROUND: Polyphenols and lipoic acid, due to their functions of antioxidant and free radical scavengers, are universally recognized as beneficial for preventing widespread human diseases, including cancer, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular pathologies. In addition, they contribute to the determination of food taste and colour. These compounds were determined in tomato fruits (Solanum lycopersicum L., cv. Daniela) picked at red‐ripe stage during spring and autumn from tomato plants grown in rockwool slabs in a greenhouse in nutrient solutions with either groundwater or dilute sea water. RESULTS: Compared with groundwater, total phenolic acids, flavonoids and dihydrolipoic acid in tomato plants irrigated with sea water showed a decrease during spring and an increase during a
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