Functional foods: Product development, technological trends, efficacy testing, and safety

D Granato, FJ Barba… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Functional foods is a very popular term in the social and scientific media; consequently, food
producers have invested resources in the development of processed foods that may provide …

Antiviral effect of phytochemicals from medicinal plants: Applications and drug delivery strategies

S Ben-Shabat, L Yarmolinsky, D Porat… - Drug delivery and …, 2020 - Springer
Viral infections affect three to five million patients annually. While commonly used antivirals
often show limited efficacy and serious adverse effects, herbal extracts have been in use for …

Review of recent advances in the preparation, properties, and applications of high internal phase emulsions

H Gao, L Ma, C Cheng, J Liu, R Liang, L Zou… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background High internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) have internal phase volume fractions
exceeding the close-packing limit (around 74%), which leads to semi-solid characteristics …

Unique roles in health promotion of dietary flavonoids through gut microbiota regulation: Current understanding and future perspectives

Z Li, Z Ren, L Zhao, L Chen, Y Yu, D Wang, X Mao… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Advances in understanding the biological effects of dietary flavonoids and flavonoid-rich
foods have been reported. Improving knowledge about their beneficial effects, and …

Advances in edible nanoemulsions: Digestion, bioavailability, and potential toxicity

DJ McClements - Progress in lipid research, 2021 - Elsevier
The design, fabrication, and application of edible nanoemulsions for the encapsulation and
delivery of bioactive agents has been a highly active research field over the past decade or …

Micro and nano-encapsulation of vegetable and essential oils to develop functional food products with improved nutritional profiles

R Delshadi, A Bahrami, AG Tafti, FJ Barba… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background A growing awareness regarding the benefits of consumption of functional foods
has resulted in the development of new food products through using bioactive compounds …

Traditional and innovative approaches for the extraction of bioactive compounds

I Usman, M Hussain, A Imran, M Afzaal… - … Journal of Food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Consumers demand for functional foods and nutraceutical is increasing owing to their health
endorsing properties. Natural bioactive compounds are getting attention due to their health …

Targeting multiple signaling pathways in cancer: The rutin therapeutic approach

Z Nouri, S Fakhri, K Nouri, CE Wallace, MH Farzaei… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Multiple dysregulated signaling pathways are implicated in the pathogenesis of cancer. The
conventional therapies used in cancer prevention/treatment suffer from low efficacy …

Phytochemical delivery through nanocarriers: A review

R Ahmad, S Srivastava, S Ghosh, SK Khare - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent times, phytochemicals encapsulated or conjugated with nanocarriers for delivery to
the specific sites have gained considerable research interest. Phytochemicals are mostly …

Food bioactive compounds and emerging techniques for their extraction: Polyphenols as a case study

JS Câmara, BR Albuquerque, J Aguiar, RCG Corrêa… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Experimental studies have provided convincing evidence that food bioactive compounds
(FBCs) have a positive biological impact on human health, exerting protective effects against …