The food production industry is a significant contributor to the generation of millions of
tonnes of waste every day. With the increasing public concern about waste production …

The addition of natural components with functional properties in novel food formulations
confers one of the main challenges that the modern food industry is called to face. New EU …

Carotenoids have important implications for human health and the food industry due to their
antioxidant and functional properties. Their extraction is a crucial step for being able to …

Background The wide application of carotenoids in food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical
products due to their bioactive and color properties has emphasized a need for improved …

Nutritional deficiency is becoming a universal problem, resulting in poor health, low worker
productivity, high rates of mortality and morbidity. Large-scale dietary improvements are …

The goal of this review is to provide an overview of the current findings on the major
carotenoids and their content in pumpkin products and by-products. The content of total …

Orange peels contain a considerable number of bioactive compounds such as carotenoids,
that can be used as ingredients in high-value products. The aim of this study was to compare …

The substitution of synthetic food dyes with natural colorants continues to be assiduously
pursued. The current list of natural carotenoid colorants consists of plant-derived annatto …

Natural carotenoids have been widely used as colorants and antioxidants in process of food,
medicine, and cosmetic. However, the carotenoids have low bioactivity in vivo due to poor …

Usnea genus (Parmeliaceae, lichenized Ascomycetes) is a potent phytomedicine, due to
phenolic secondary metabolites, with various pharmacological effects. Therefore, our study …