In vitro bioaccessibility and activity of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) phytochemicals as affected by cultivar and postharvest preservation method–Convection drying …

Ł Sęczyk, FA Ozdemir, B Kołodziej - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The effects of convection drying, freezing, and freeze-drying, on phytochemicals content, in
vitro activity and bioaccessibility of sweet basil, cinnamon basil, red rubin basil, and lemon …

How to cook sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves to obtain the highest nutrient bioaccessibility and bioactive compounds?

Z Bakhtiar, MH Mirjalili - International Journal of Gastronomy and Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present study, the effect of boiling, stir-frying, steaming, oven-baking, and microwaving
on vitamins content, proximate composition, minerals content and their bioaccessibility …

Comparative evaluation of CO2 drying as an alternative drying technique of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)—The effect on bioactive and sensory properties

A Bušić, A Vojvodić, D Komes, C Akkermans… - Food research …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study the potential of employing CO 2 drying as an alternative to conventional drying
techniques of basil was evaluated, with the aim of preservation of native bioactive and …

Variation of bioactive compounds in organic Ocimum basilicum L. during freeze-drying processing

VA Ion, F Nicolau, A Petre, OC Bujor… - Scientific Papers. Series …, 2020 - orgprints.org
Common basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), one of the most important aromatic perennial herbs
due to its essential oil composition, belongs to Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family. Basil is an …

Changes in visual quality, physiological and biochemical parameters assessed during the postharvest storage at chilling or non-chilling temperatures of three sweet …

F Fratianni, M Cefola, B Pace, R Cozzolino, B De Giulio… - Food chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Leaves of three different sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) cultivars (Italico a foglia larga,
Cammeo, and Italiano classico) packed in macro-perforated polyethylene bags were stored …

[HTML][HTML] Preharvest and postharvest techniques that optimize the shelf life of fresh basil (Ocimum basilicum L.): a review

LJ Brindisi, JE Simon - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a popular specialty crop known for its use as a culinary herb
and medicinal plant around the world. However, its profitability and availability are limited by …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological responses and variation in secondary metabolite content among Thai holy basil cultivars (Ocimum tenuiflorum L.) grown under controlled …

P Chutimanukul, H Jindamol, A Thongtip… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Holy basil (Ocimum Tenuiflorum L.) is a widely used herb containing several bioactive
compounds of interest for the food and pharmaceutical industries. Plant factories using …

Dehydration of basil leaves and impact of processing composition

R Boggia, P Zunin, V Hysenaj, A Bottino… - Processing and Impact on …, 2015 - Elsevier
Both consumers and the food industry are increasingly interested in aromatic herbs, not only
as flavoring agents, but also for their content in biologically active compounds. Sweet basil …

An appraisal of critical factors configuring the composition of basil in minerals, bioactive secondary metabolites, micronutrients and volatile aromatic compounds

M Ciriello, MC Kyriacou, S De Pascale… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Combining health-promoting nutrition with gastronomic novelty is a major trend currently
driving the agri-food sector. Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a genetically diverse aromatic …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction of bioactive compounds and free radical scavenging activity of purple basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaf extracts as affected by temperature and time

AC Pedro, F Moreira, D Granato… - Anais da Academia …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
In the current study, response surface methodology (RSM) was used to assess the effects of
extraction time and temperature on the content of bioactive compounds and antioxidant …