Eggplant is a vegetable crop that is grown around the world and can provide significant
nutritive benefits thanks to its abundance of vitamins, phenolics and antioxidants. In addition …

Fruits and vegetables are colorful pigment-containing food sources. Owing to their nutritional
benefits and phytochemicals, they are considered as 'functional food ingredients' …

Throughout history, nature has been acknowledged for being a primordial source of various
bioactive molecules in which human macular carotenoids are gaining significant attention …

Cowpea is a well-known nutrition rich African leafy vegetable that has potential to sustain
food and nutrition insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. Consumption of cowpea legumes is …

Efficient delivery of macular carotenoid lutein to target retinal tissue is possible with
enhanced intestinal uptake remains a major challenge owing to the polarity, sensitivity to …

The overall quality and consumer acceptability of fresh fruits and vegetables depends
extensively on their postharvest handling throughout the supply chain. Therefore, monitoring …

Spray-drying encapsulation of lutein was conducted to improve its stability and water-
solubility. With the porous starch and gelatin as wall material, lutein microcapsules were …

Fat-soluble nutraceuticals of cereals are known for number of disease preventive activities.
Hence wheat bran oil (WBO) and wheat germ oil (WGO) were extracted from wheat bran and …

Seed roasting is practiced in the mustard oil industry in some areas of the world, and can
affect the physicochemical properties of the oil for further applications. This research studied …

The aim of this research was to evaluate the oxidative stabilities and qualities of different
vegetable oils (almond, blend 1‐8, camellia, corn, palm, peanut, rapeseed, sesame …