Prospects and potentials of underutilized leafy Amaranths as vegetable use for health-promotion

U Sarker, YP Lin, S Oba, Y Yoshioka… - Plant Physiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change causes environmental variation worldwide, which is one of the most serious
threats to global food security. In addition, more than 2 billion people in the world are …

Sweet cherry: Composition, postharvest preservation, processing and trends for its future use

S Chockchaisawasdee, JB Golding, QV Vuong… - Trends in food science & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) are a nutritious fruit which are rich in
polyphenols and have high antioxidant potential. Most sweet cherries are consumed fresh …

Opuntia (Cactaceae) plant compounds, biological activities and prospects–A comprehensive review

CE Aruwa, SO Amoo, T Kudanga - Food Research International, 2018 - Elsevier
Opuntia species are utilized as local medicinal interventions for chronic diseases and as
food sources mainly because they possess nutritional properties and biological activities …

Chemical characterisation and bioactive properties of Prunus avium L.: The widely studied fruits and the unexplored stems

C Bastos, L Barros, M Dueñas, RC Calhelha… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to characterise sweet cherry regarding nutritional composition of
the fruits, and individual phytochemicals and bioactive properties of fruits and stems. The …

Microencapsulation of oregano essential oil in starch-based materials using supercritical fluid technology

AP Almeida, S Rodríguez-Rojo, AT Serra… - Innovative food science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) essential oil (EO), besides its flavoring characteristics, is well
known for its antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, which make it a …

Lipid-based nanostructures as a strategy to enhance curcumin bioaccessibility: Behavior under digestion and cytotoxicity assessment

RFS Gonçalves, JT Martins, L Abrunhosa… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavior of different lipid-based nanostructures
during in vitro digestion, in particular on curcumin's bioaccessibility, and to access their …

Evaluating the effect of chitosan layer on bioaccessibility and cellular uptake of curcumin nanoemulsions

HD Silva, E Beldíková, J Poejo, L Abrunhosa… - Journal of Food …, 2019 - Elsevier
Curcumin nanoemulsions stabilized by whey protein isolate were successfully developed
using high-pressure homogenization. The effect of a chitosan layer deposition using the …

Evaluation of Opuntia spp. derived products as antiproliferative agents in human colon cancer cell line (HT29)

AT Serra, J Poejo, AA Matias, MR Bronze… - Food Research …, 2013 - Elsevier
During the last years, special interest has been focused on the recovery of bioactive
compounds from food industry wastes in an effort to find added value applications for …

Alternative extraction and downstream purification processes for anthocyanins

AN Nunes, A Borges, AA Matias, MR Bronze, J Oliveira - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Anthocyanins are natural pigments displaying different attractive colors ranging from red,
violet, to blue. These pigments present health benefits that increased their use in food …

An in vitro and in silico evaluation of bioactive potential of cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) extracts rich in polyphenols and iridoids

B Blagojević, D Agić, AT Serra, S Matić, M Matovina… - Food chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present research, seven different cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) cultivars and
selections were examined. In vitro and in silico methods were applied for determining and …