Novel food packaging techniques are an important area of research to promote food quality
and safety. There is a trend towards environmentally sustainable and edible forms of …

Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima), belonging to family Cucurbitaceae, is a well-known edible
plant, cultivated and abundantly used as herbal medicine and functional food. This review …

In recent years, red beetroot has received a growing interest due to its abundant source of
bioactive compounds, particularly betalains. Red beetroot betalains have great potential as …

In recent years, the replacement of synthetic colorants with natural ones has attracted
increasing consumers' and market interest. Natural colorants include different groups of …

Bioactive compounds are a type of chemical substance found in plant sources. Lycopene,
carotenoids, phytochemicals, phenolic compounds, and anthocyanin are a few bioactive …

Background Beetroot is a health-promoting vegetable packed with essential components
like vitamins, minerals, nitrates, carotenoids, ascorbic acid, flavonoids, polyphenols …

The demand for proteins continues to increase due to their nutritional benefits, the growing
world population, and rising protein deficiency. Plant-based proteins represent a sustainable …

Rosa canina pseudo-fruits contain interesting bioactive compounds. This work aims to
evaluate the use of different biopolymers as encapsulating agents on the content of organic …

Carotenoids were recovered from carrot processing waste using sunflower oil. Simplex
centroid mixture design was applied for the optimization of wall material formulations (whey …

The goal of this review is to provide an overview of the current findings on the major
carotenoids and their content in pumpkin products and by-products. The content of total …