A comprehensive review on bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) as a gold mine of functional bioactive components for therapeutic foods

KS Gayathry, JA John - Food Production, Processing and Nutrition, 2022 - Springer
Bitter gourd is a tropical wine grown mainly in India, China and South East Asia. The plant is
cultivated mainly for its fruit part which is edible. Bitter gourd is unaccepted widely due to its …

Natural Functional Beverages as an Approach to Manage Diabetes

F Carvalho, RA Lahlou, P Pires, M Salgado… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease, commonly associated with unhealthy habits and
obesity, and it is becoming a serious health issue worldwide. As a result, new approaches to …

Functional beverages: Special focus on anti‐diabetic potential

G KS, JA John - Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the concept of functional foods and beverages is fast capturing the world's
attention. The market growth of functional foods and beverages has been tremendous over …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic Potential of Momordicine I from Momordica charantia: Cardiovascular Benefits and Mechanisms

PF Kao, CH Cheng, TH Cheng, JC Liu… - International journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Momordica charantia (bitter melon), a traditional medicinal plant, has been demonstrated to
have potential in managing diabetes, gastrointestinal problems, and infections. Among its …

Bitter Gourd for human health, nutrition, and value addition

GS Jat, TK Behera, UK Reddy - Vegetables for nutrition and …, 2023 - Springer
Bitter gourd has been traditionally used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine in many Asian
countries. It is ranked first among cucurbits for its higher nutritive values like carbohydrates …

Fermented vegetable beverages

CS Devaki, KS Premavalli - Fermented beverages, 2019 - Elsevier
Fermentation is one of the older forms of preservation, which helps to transform simple raw
materials into value-added products. Fermentation will result in the formation of alcohols …

Momordica charantia (bitter gourd), a potent antidiabetic phytomedicine

AK Anil, K Samanta - International Journal of Pharmacognosy and …, 2023 - saapjournals.org
Gourd bitter Grown mostly in India, China, and Southeast Asia, the tropical creeping plant
known as or bitter melon. Its edible fruit is the primary reason for the plant's cultivation …