Background: Polyphenols are a set of bioactive compounds commonly found in plants.
These compounds are of great interest, as they have shown high antioxidant power and are …

Vacuum freeze-drying of biological materials is one of the best methods of water removal,
with final products of highest quality. The solid state of water during freeze-drying protects …

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) has been used as a spice and medicine for over 200 years in
Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is an important plant with several medicinal, and nutritional …

In recent years, fruits and vegetables have received considerable attention, as these
materials have been reported to contain a wide array of phytochemicals, which are claimed …

Fresh leaves used for culinary and medicinal purposes are highly perishable by nature.
Quite often, post-harvest losses occur and there is noticeable deterioration in quality due to …

The world's population is ageing at an accelerated pace. Ageing is a natural, physiological
but highly complex and multifactorial process that all species in the Tree of Life experience …

Macroalgae, commonly known as seaweed, offer a novel and added‐value dietary
ingredient in formulated diets for fish. Production of biomass can be achieved without …

This study was conducted to evaluate total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, total
carotenoids and phenolic compounds of ginger (Zingiber officinale) rhizomes dried using …

The effect of seven drying treatments (sun, shade, oven 60° C, oven 80° C, oven 100° C,
microwave and freeze-drying) were evaluated with respect total flavonoid (TFC), phenolic …

Optimization of phenolic extraction from Orthosiphon stamineus was carried out in present
study by investigating the effects of ethanol concentration (0-100%, v/v), extraction time (60 …