Plant proteins as high-quality nutritional source for human diet

AGA Sá, YMF Moreno, BAM Carciofi - Trends in Food Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Adequate human nutrition depends on the ingestion of many nutrients present
in the diet. Proteins are indispensable macronutrients, including the essential amino acids. A …

Oilseed proteins–Properties and application as a food ingredient

K Kotecka-Majchrzak, A Sumara, E Fornal… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, various oilseeds have been increasingly used for food
purposes. Whole seeds, oils, meal and cake by-products are valuable sources of nutritional …

[HTML][HTML] Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Flaxseed Extract and Evaluation of Their Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities

AK Alzubaidi, WJ Al-Kaabi, AA Ali, S Albukhaty… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bioactive plant chemicals are considered to be rich and useful for creating nanomaterials.
The current work investigated the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary flaxseed as a strategy for improving human health

M Parikh, TG Maddaford, JA Austria, M Aliani… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Flaxseed is a rich source of the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha linolenic acid, the lignan
secoisolariciresinol diglucoside and fiber. These compounds provide bioactivity of value to …

[HTML][HTML] Oil press-cakes and meals valorization through circular economy approaches: A review

P Ancuța, A Sonia - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The food industry generates a large amount of waste every year, which opens up a research
field aimed at minimizing and efficiently managing this issue to support the concept of zero …

Influence of microwave roasting on chemical composition, oxidative stability and fatty acid composition of flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) oil

K Suri, B Singh, A Kaur, MP Yadav, N Singh - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, flaxseeds roasted at microwave (MW) powers of 180, 360 and 540 W for 5 and
10 min were evaluated for their influence on oil yield, chemical properties, carotenoid and …

Composition, processing, and quality control of whole flaxseed products used to fortify foods

S Zhang, Y Chen, DJ McClements… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Whole flaxseed (flour) as a good source of omega‐3 fatty acid and phytochemicals with
excellent nutritional and functional attributes has been used to enrich foods for health …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional value of commercial protein-rich plant products

P Mattila, S Mäkinen, M Eurola, T Jalava… - Plant foods for human …, 2018 - Springer
The goal of this work was to analyze nutritional value of various minimally processed
commercial products of plant protein sources such as faba bean (Vicia faba), lupin (Lupinus …

[HTML][HTML] Plant prebiotics and their role in the amelioration of diseases

AP Kaur, S Bhardwaj, DS Dhanjal, E Nepovimova… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Prebiotics are either natural or synthetic non-digestible (non-) carbohydrate substances that
boost the proliferation of gut microbes. Undigested fructooligosaccharides in the large …

Fortification of yogurt with flaxseed powder and evaluation of its fatty acid profile, physicochemical, antioxidant, and sensory properties

MA Marand, S Amjadi, MA Marand, L Roufegarinejad… - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Flaxseed is a natural ingredient with health benefits because of its rich contents of omega-3
fatty acids, phenolic compounds, and fiber. In this study, yogurt samples enriched with …