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he principal aim of the present research has been to check if any correlation exists between the total antioxidant capacity (TAOC) value and the total polyphenols content (TPC) of several food, or beverages and feed samples based vegetables. The research was also extended to several food supplements currently sold as pharmaceutical integrators. © Springer International Publishing AG 2018.

In this work, the first phytochemical analysis on the seeds of Nigella sativa L. collected from a new population in Iran is reported. The study was carried out by means of classical column chromatography and spectroscopic techniques and evidenced the presence of twenty-six compound divided into six different classes of natural compounds. In particular, compounds (3–4) have been reported in the family for the first time. In addition to this, the first NMR semi-quantitative analysis on their most polar metabolites content was reported.