Nutritional, phytochemical composition and potential health benefits of taro (Colocasia esculenta L.) leaves: A review

S Mitharwal, A Kumar, K Chauhan, NK Taneja - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Colocasia esculenta (L) or taro is a tropical crop largely produced for its tubers (corms) while
leaves and stems remain underutilized and untapped by-products with promising potential …

Kale: Review on nutritional composition, bio-active compounds, anti-nutritional factors, health beneficial properties and value-added products

N Satheesh, S Workneh Fanta - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
There has been an increasing trend in recent times for taking more of green leafy vegetables
(GLV) portion in the human diet. Among various GLVs available for human consumption …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the peels, rind, pulp and seeds of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) fruit

D Neglo, CO Tettey, EK Essuman, NK Kortei… - Scientific African, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the antioxidant and antimicrobial effects of the peel, rind, pulp and
seeds of C. lanatus (watermelon) as well as their respective phytochemical composition. The …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical profiling, in vitro biological activities, and in-silico molecular docking studies of Typha domingensis

R Dilshad, S Ahmad, HY Aati, JH Al-qahtani… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A comparative study between methanolic extract and n-hexane fraction of Typha
domingensis (Typhaceae) was conducted for the evaluation of phytochemical potential, in …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of total polyphenols, flavonoids and anti-inflammatory potential of three Apiaceae species grown in the Southeast of Morocco

M Derouich, EDT Bouhlali, A Hmidani, M Bammou… - Scientific African, 2020 - Elsevier
Plants have been frequently used for centuries in the Southeast of Morocco to heal various
diseases such as inflammatory disorders. In this investigation, total phenols and flavonoids …

[HTML][HTML] Application of an Eco-Friendly Antifungal Active Package to Extend the Shelf Life of Fresh Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L. cv. 'Kweli')

TM Vieira, VD Alves, M Moldão Martins - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The main objective of this study was to extend the shelf life of fresh red raspberry (Rubus
idaeus. L. cv.'Kweli') by using active film-pads inside commercial compostable packages …

Detection of Alternaria alternata infection in winter jujubes based on optical properties and their correlation with internal quality parameters during storage

M Jiang, S You, H Sha, B Bai, L Zhang, K Tu, J Peng… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a single integrating sphere system was applied to characterize the optical
absorption (μ a) and reduced scattering (μ s′) properties (550–1050 nm) in winter jujube …

[HTML][HTML] Authentication of “adelita” raspberry cultivar based on physical properties, antioxidant activity and volatile profile

A Valdés García, SE Maestre Pérez, M Butsko… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agricultural selection programmes are, today, working hard to obtain novel raspberry
cultivars with higher nutritional and commercial quality. One of those cultivars is “Adelita” …

Technological and nutritional properties of amaranth‐fortified yellow cassava pasta

OM Lawal, L van Stuijvenberg, N Boon… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Yellow cassava is an affordable starting material to design a healthy food, having high β‐
carotene content. White and yellow cassava functional pasta were fortified with 50 g/kg (w/w) …

[HTML][HTML] Scarabaeidae as human food–A comprehensive review

SA Siddiqui, KA Ampofo, EK Dery… - Journal of Insects as …, 2023 - brill.com
Rising global population and sustainable protein demand have sparked interest in unique
food sources. Entomophagy, or insect consumption, presents a solution and Scarab beetles …