Carotenoids from fruits and vegetables: Chemistry, analysis, occurrence, bioavailability and biological activities

RK Saini, SH Nile, SW Park - Food Research International, 2015 - Elsevier
Fruits and vegetables are generally considered as important contributors to a healthy diet
and their intake is extremely helpful to reduce the risk of specific diseases like cancers …

Organic vs conventional plant-based foods: A review

F Giampieri, L Mazzoni, D Cianciosi… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic farming is characterized by the prohibition of the use of chemical synthetic fertilizers,
pesticides, feed additives and genetically modified organisms and by the application of …

Evaluation of solvent effect on the extraction of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacities from the berries: application of principal component analysis

JS Boeing, ÉO Barizão, BC e Silva… - Chemistry central …, 2014 - Springer
Background This study evaluated the effect of the solvent on the extraction of antioxidant
compounds from black mulberry (Morus nigra), blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius) and strawberry …

Consumer preference, quality, and safety of organic and conventional fresh fruits, vegetables, and cereals

SME Rahman, MA Mele, YT Lee, MZ Islam - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Growing and purchasing demand for organic fresh produce is increasing rapidly.
Consumers are aware of health, environmental safety, pesticide harmfulness, nutrients …

Postharvest quality and composition of organically and conventionally produced fruits: A review

A Mditshwa, LS Magwaza, SZ Tesfay, N Mbili - Scientia Horticulturae, 2017 - Elsevier
The rapidly growing organic food market has prompted many researchers to compare
numerous aspects of organically and conventionally grown foods. This review of literature …

MYB24 orchestrates terpene and flavonol metabolism as light responses to anthocyanin depletion in variegated grape berries

C Zhang, Z Dai, T Ferrier, L Orduña, A Santiago… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Variegation is a rare type of mosaicism not fully studied in plants, especially fruits. We
examined red and white sections of grape (Vitis vinifera cv.'Béquignol') variegated berries …

Contribution of organically grown crops to human health

E Johansson, A Hussain, R Kuktaite… - International Journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
An increasing interest in organic agriculture for food production is seen throughout the world
and one key reason for this interest is the assumption that organic food consumption is …

Effects of geographical origin, varietal and farming system on the chemical composition and functional properties of purple grape juices: A review

D Granato, M de Magalhães Carrapeiro… - Trends in Food Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Grape juice is a beverage derived from Vitis sp genus, mainly V. labrusca, V.
vinifera and V. rotundifolia species, in which sales have increased steeply because of the …

Predominant and secondary pollen botanical origins influence the carotenoid and fatty acid profile in fresh honeybee-collected pollen

R Margaoan, LA Mărghitaş… - Journal of agricultural …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Total and individual carotenoids, fatty acid composition of total lipids, and main lipid classes
of 16 fresh bee-collected pollen samples from Romania were determined by high …

The organic vineyard as a balanced ecosystem: Improved organic grape management and impacts on wine quality

C Provost, K Pedneault - Scientia horticulturae, 2016 - Elsevier
Worldwide interest for organic farming increased significantly since the last decade. Wine
makes no exception to this trend, as consumer demand for organic wines and environmental …