Bioactive natural pigments' extraction, isolation, and stability in food applications

AK Molina, RCG Corrêa, MA Prieto, C Pereira, L Barros - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Color in food has multiple effects on consumers, since this parameter is related to the quality
of a product, its freshness, and even its nutrient content. Each food has a characteristic color; …

Encapsulation of Rich-Carotenoids Extract from Guaraná (Paullinia cupana) Byproduct by a Combination of Spray Drying and Spray Chilling

LS Pinho, PM de Lima, SHG de Sá, D Chen… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Guaraná byproducts are rich in carotenoids, featuring strong antioxidant capacity and health-
promoting benefits. However, these compounds are highly susceptible to oxidation and …

Structural characterization and hypoglycemic activity of a novel pumpkin peel polysaccharide-chromium (III) complex

W Zhang, L Li, Y Ma, X Chen, T Lan, L Chen, Z Zheng - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of our study was to synthesize a pumpkin peel polysaccharide (PPP)-Cr (III)
complex and investigate its hypoglycemic activity. Firstly, a novel PPP-Cr (III) complex with a …

Investigation on brewer's spent yeast as a bio-vehicle for encapsulation of natural colorants from pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) peels

FTV Rubio, CWI Haminiuk, PD de Freitas Santos… - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Brewer's spent yeast (BSY) Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been explored as a bio-vehicle
for the encapsulation of bioactive compounds and as a delivery system. The main objectives …

Kinetics of Carotenoids Degradation during the Storage of Encapsulated Carrot Waste Extracts

V Šeregelj, L Estivi, A Brandolini, G Ćetković… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The encapsulates of carrot waste oil extract improved the antioxidant properties of durum
wheat pasta. The aim of this research was to study the kinetics of carotenoids degradation in …

[HTML][HTML] The development of value-added yogurt based on pumpkin peel powder as a bioactive powder

RN Gavril, PM Cârlescu, ID Veleșcu… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to explore the utilization of pumpkin by-products as a bioactive powder in
the development of value-added yogurt. Pumpkin peel resulting from food processing …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the physicochemical and structural properties of pumpkin flour via synergistic treatments with debranching enzymes and freeze-thaw cycle

PH Huang, TS Wang, WC Chang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the feasibility of increasing the resistant starch (RS) content and
decreasing the glycemic index (GI) of modified pumpkin flour (MPF) by using the enzyme …

Effect of extrusion process conditions on extrudates enriched with carotenoids encapsulated by different methods using gum arabic and vegetable fat as carriers

LS Pinho, PM Lima, F Fang, JL Cooperstone… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioactive compounds into extruded foods enhance their nutritional value but they are heat
and shear labile and prone to oxidation. This study was aimed to examine the impacts of …

Bio-based sensing: Role of natural dyes in food freshness indicators

VG Martins, LG Santos, VP Romani, SS Fernandes - 2022 - books.rsc.org
Dyes are a class of food additives, defined as substances that are intended to confer,
intensify or standardize the coloring of food products. There are natural dyes that are …

Bio-based and nanostructured hybrids for green and active food packaging

MN Efthymiou, E Tsouko, E Vlassi… - 2022 - books.rsc.org
The large expansion of conventional and synthetic plastics used as food packaging
materials has created several environmental issues such as disposal shortcomings, the …