Seaweed as a source of natural antioxidants: Therapeutic activity and food applications

Y Kumar, A Tarafdar, PC Badgujar - Journal of Food Quality, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Seaweed is a valuable source of bioactive compounds, polysaccharides, antioxidants,
minerals, and essential nutrients such as fatty acids, amino acids, and vitamins that could be …

Exploitation of seaweed functionality for the development of food products

A Kumar, MD Hanjabam, P Kishore, D Uchoi… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2023 - Springer
Salubriousness, sustainability, low environmental footprint, and low production cost make
seaweed an exciting food source for meeting food security and nutritional challenges …

Ultrasound assisted extraction of selected edible macroalgae: Effect on antioxidant activity and quantitative assessment of polyphenols by liquid chromatography with …

Y Kumar, S Singhal, A Tarafdar, A Pharande… - Algal Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite vast coastline and huge cultivation of macroalgae in India, bioactive compounds in
the edible macroalgae have not been well characterized. Ultrasound assisted extraction and …

[HTML][HTML] Do consumers want seaweed in their food? A study evaluating emotional responses to foods containing seaweed

R Moss, MB McSweeney - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are nutrient-dense marine organisms that have been proposed as a key
ingredient to produce new functional foods. This study's first objective was to identify …

[HTML][HTML] In silico screening of bioactive compounds of representative seaweeds to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 ACE2-bound omicron B. 1.1. 529 spike protein trimer

M Bharathi, BS Sivamaruthi, P Kesika, S Thangaleela… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Omicron is an emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant, evolved from the Indian delta variant B. 1.617.
2, which is currently infecting worldwide. The spike glycoprotein, an important molecule in …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory effects of compounds from echinoderms

H Ghelani, M Khursheed, TE Adrian, RK Jan - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic inflammation can extensively burden a healthcare system. Several synthetic anti-
inflammatory drugs are currently available in clinical practice, but each has its own side …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of thin layer drying conditions on the retention of bioactive components in Malabar spinach (Basella alba) leaves

G Kumar, J Joshi, PS Rao, P Manchikanti - Food Chemistry Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Malabar spinach (Basella alba) is an underexploited tropical leafy vegetable with high
nutritional value and therapeutic properties. The leaves are rich in polyphenols, flavonoids …

Physicochemical and thermal characteristics of onion skin from fifteen Indian cultivars for possible food applications

NA Sagar, A Khar, Vikas, A Tarafdar… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Every year tons of onion waste is produced worldwide. The dried outer onion skin
contributed up to 70% of this waste. Outer‐dried skins of fifteen prominent onion cultivars …

Physicochemical characterization, rheological properties, and hypolipidemic and antioxidant activities of compound polysaccharides in Chinese herbal medicines by …

X Yang, D Cao, H Ji, H Xu, Y Feng, A Liu - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the effects of different compound polysaccharides (CPs)
extracted from Folium nelumbinis, Fructus crataegi, Fagopyrum tataricum, Lycium barbarum …

High‐pressure microfluidization of sugarcane juice: Effect on total phenols, total flavonoids, antioxidant activity, and microbiological quality

A Tarafdar, Y Kumar, BP Kaur… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sugarcane juice is rich in bioactive compounds but is easily degraded during processing.
Here, we observe the effect of microfluidization, an emerging high‐pressure technique, on …