Wild edible plants: Nutritional and toxicological characteristics, retrieval strategies and importance for today's society

J Pinela, AM Carvalho, ICFR Ferreira - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
Wild edible plants (WEPs) are part of the cultural and genetic heritage of different regions of
the world. In times of famine and scarcity, these sources of nutrients and health-promoting …

Advanced analysis of nutraceuticals

J Bernal, JA Mendiola, E Ibáñez, A Cifuentes - Journal of pharmaceutical …, 2011 - Elsevier
In this article, we present a review work on different nutraceuticals found in natural matrices
together with the analytical techniques used to identify and/or quantify them with special …

Evaluation of bioactive properties and phenolic compounds in different extracts prepared from Salvia officinalis L.

N Martins, L Barros, C Santos-Buelga, M Henriques… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The therapeutic benefits of medicinal plants are well known. Nevertheless, essential oils
have been the main focus of antioxidant and antimicrobial studies, remaining scarce the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of volatiles, phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities of rose hip (Rosa L.) fruits in Turkey

N Demir, O Yildiz, M Alpaslan, AA Hayaloglu - Lwt-food science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Five different rose hip (Rosa L.) species including Rosa canina, Rosa dumalis, Rosa gallica,
Rosa dumalis subsp. boissieri and Rosa hirtissima grown in Turkey are studied. Phenolic …

Bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of Rosa canina L.biotypes from spontaneous flora of Transylvania

I Roman, A Stănilă, S Stănilă - Chemistry central journal, 2013 - Springer
Background The theoretical, but especially the practical values of identifying the biochemical
compounds from the Rosa canina L. fruits are of present interest, this aspect being illustrated …

Total Polyphenol Content and Antioxidant Capacity of Rosehips of Some Rosa Species

N Koczka, É Stefanovits-Bányai, A Ombódi - Medicines, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Rosehips, the fruits of Rosa species, are well known for their various health
benefits like strengthening the immune system and treating digestive disorders. Antioxidant …

Characterisation of phenolic compounds in wild fruits from Northeastern Portugal

R Guimarães, L Barros, M Dueñas, AM Carvalho… - Food Chemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
This study aimed to analyse the phenolic composition of wild fruits of Arbutus unedo
(strawberry-tree), Prunus spinosa (blackthorn), Rosa canina and Rosa micrantha (wild …

The effect of alginate-based edible coatings enriched with essential oils constituents on Arbutus unedo L. fresh fruit storage

AC Guerreiro, CML Gago, ML Faleiro… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of coating Arbutus unedo fresh fruit with alginate-based edible coatings enriched
with the essential oils compounds (EOC) eugenol (Eug) and citral (Cit) was studied. The …

Valorization of wild strawberry-tree fruits (Arbutus unedo L.) through nutritional assessment and natural production data

BM Ruiz-Rodríguez, P Morales… - Food Research …, 2011 - Elsevier
Arbutus wild berries have been traditionally collected and appreciated in the Mediterranean
region, although it is actually considered an underutilized fruit-tree species. Increasing the …

Comparative study of biological activities and phytochemical composition of two rose hips and their preserves: Rosa canina L. and Rosa arvensis Huds.

JD Nađpal, MM Lesjak, FS Šibul, GT Anačkov… - Food chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to compare phenolic profile, vitamin C content, antioxidant, anti-
inflammatory and cytotoxic activity of rose hips and the preserves (purée and jam) of two …