Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) as a Potential Functional Food Source of Mucilage and Bioactive Compounds with Technological Applications and Health Benefits

TL Dantas, FC Alonso Buriti, ER Florentino - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Abelmoschus esculentus has fruit popularly known as okra and belongs to the Malvaceae
family. It is commonly used in cooking but also in traditional medicine in the treatment of …

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.): Bioactive Components' Beneficial Properties—Focused on Antidiabetic Role—For Sustainable Health Applications

A Durazzo, M Lucarini, E Novellino, EB Souto, P Daliu… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The main features of the okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.), are highlighted. The evaluation
of interactions between biologically active compounds and other components of the food …

Okra: Mucilage extraction, composition, applications, and potential health benefits

M Fatima, A Rakha, AB Altemimi… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Abelmoschus esculentus, also known as okra, is a member of the Malvaceae
family. It is utilized in both culinary and traditional medicine for different illnesses. The okra …

Indigenous Ethiopian okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) mucilage: A novel ingredient with functional and antioxidant properties

HF Gemede, GD Haki, F Beyene… - Food science & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Functional and antioxidant properties of mucilage extracted from the pods of eight okra
accessions grown in Benishangul‐Gumuz region, Western Ethiopia, were evaluated. This …

Sustainable okra gum for silicon anode in lithium-ion batteries

HY Ling, L Hencz, H Chen, Z Wu, Z Su, S Chen… - Sustainable Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicon (Si), due to its wide availability and highest theoretical capacity (4200 mAh· g− 1)
amongst other anode candidates, has drawn tremendous attention as a promising …

A comparative study on the physicochemical, anti‐oxidative, anti‐hyperglycemic and anti‐lipidemic properties of amadumbe (Colocasia esculenta) and okra …

CI Chukwuma, MS Islam… - Journal of Food …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the physicochemical and bioactive properties of amadumbe (Colocasia
esculenta) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) dry mucilage extracts. Protein (340 mg/g) …

[PDF][PDF] Nutritional and anti-nutritional characteristics of okra (Abelmoschus esculents (L.) Moench) accessions grown in Pawe District, Northwestern Ethiopia.

M Andualem - 2023 - ijagbio.com
Okra is one of the nutritious and multipurpose vegetables widely consumed in different parts
of the world. The nutritional and other chemical profiles of accessions of the crop grown in …

Malva parviflora Leaves Mucilage: An Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Biopolymer with Antioxidant Properties

A Munir, FS Youssef, S Ishtiaq, SH Kamran, A Sirwi… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Malva parviflora L. is an edible and medicinal herb containing mucilaginous cells in its
leaves. Mucilage obtained from M. parviflora leaves (MLM) was extracted in distilled water …

Formulation and evaluation of functional attributes of low‐fat mozzarella cheese using okra mucilage as a fat replacer

A Akhtar, R Khan, N Khalid - International Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mozzarella cheese is a fermented product comprised of 30–45% milk fat on a dry basis. The
milk fat gives the mozzarella its desirable stretchable properties which are demanding in …

Formulation and Evaluation of Linum usitatissimum Mucilage-Based Nanoparticles for Effective Delivery of Ezetimibe

UR Tulain, A Mahmood, S Aslam, A Erum… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The aim of current study was to prepare Linum usitatissimum mucilage (LUM)
based nanoparticles, capable of encapsulating hydrophobic drug ezetimibe as nanocarriers …