Natural pigments: Anthocyanins, carotenoids, chlorophylls, and betalains as colorants in food products

BG Nabi, K Mukhtar, W Ahmed, MF Manzoor… - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural pigments are widely utilized as food additives nowadays to impart color or improve
the taste of the food products. These pigments are significant food compounds used in the …

[HTML][HTML] Drymaria cordata: Review on its pharmaconosy, phytochemistry and pharmacological profile

S Singla, J Pradhan, R Thakur, S Goyal - Phytomedicine Plus, 2023 - Elsevier
Drymaria cordata subsp. diandra (Sw.) JA Duke is one of the most important medicinal
plants used by various tribes throughout India and the world. It is a traditional herbal …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability: Obtaining Natural Dyes from Waste Matrices Using the Prickly Pear Peels of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller

P Scarano, D Naviglio, A Prigioniero, M Tartaglia… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this work, the effect of dyes extracted through the Naviglio method (an eco-innovative
solid-liquid extraction technique) was tested, which proved interesting for such an extraction …

[HTML][HTML] Old-Fashioned, but Still a Superfood—Red Beets as a Rich Source of Bioactive Compounds

A Sentkowska, K Pyrzyńska - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) is a vegetable that is consumed worldwide in the form of juices,
soups, or salads. It is also known for its high content of biologically active substances such …

Intelligent pH Indicative Film from Plant‐Based Extract for Active Biodegradable Smart Food Packing

K Subramanian, H Logaraj, V Ramesh… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Biodegradable biopolymers have been developed in response to the growing
environmental concern over plastic packaging disposal. The emergence of active and …

Encapsulation of natural pigments by double emulsion: A review

I Alouk, D Xu, Y Cao - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
The color of a food product is an important part of its visual appearance and is a very
important factor for the consumer. The consumption of natural pigments have been …

Multifunctional applications of natural colorants: Preservative, functional ingredient, and sports supplements

S Samanta, T Sarkar, R Chakraborty - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries, artificial colorant is one of the most vital
and frequently used additives due to its easy availability, low cost, and higher stability …

Stabilized chlorophyll‐based food colorants from spinach: Kinetics of a tailored enzymatic extraction

C Lombardelli, C Mazzocchi, I Benucci… - Journal of Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An organic solvent‐free method based on limited dosing options (biocatalyst and zinc
chloride) for the quick and mild recovery of chlorophyll (Chl) from spinach has been …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidants and antibacterial potential of extracts of seed of Quercus leucotrichophora A. camus

C Kumari, S Goyal, R Thakur, S Singla - Current Research in Green and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The objective of this research was to ascertain how the phenolic profile and
associated antioxidant and antibacterial activities were affected by several solvents …

Development of a Novel Thin-Layer Chromatographic Method of Screening the Red Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Pigments in Alimentary Products

E Łata, A Fulczyk, T Kowalska… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to develop a thin-layer chromatographic method of qualitative
analysis, aiming to confirm the presence of the red beetroot pigments in a given sample. The …