Phytochemicals, nutrition, metabolism, bioavailability, and health benefits in lettuce—A comprehensive review

M Shi, J Gu, H Wu, A Rauf, TB Emran, Z Khan, S Mitra… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lettuce is one of the most famous leafy vegetables worldwide with lots of applications from
food to other specific uses. There are different types in the lettuce group for consumers to …

Anticancer Potential and Other Pharmacological Properties of Prunus armeniaca L.: An Updated Overview

D Kitic, B Miladinovic, M Randjelovic, A Szopa… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prunus armeniaca L.(Rosaceae)-syn. Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dumort., Armeniaca
armeniaca (L.) Huth, Armeniaca vulgaris Lam is commonly known as the apricot tree. The …

Genetic manipulation of anti-nutritional factors in major crops for a sustainable diet in future

A Duraiswamy, NM Sneha A, S Jebakani K… - Frontiers in plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The consumption of healthy food, in order to strengthen the immune system, is now a major
focus of people worldwide and is essential to tackle the emerging pandemic concerns …

Functional foods: exploring the health benefits of bioactive compounds from plant and animal sources

V Dixit, SW Joseph Kamal, P Bajrang Chole… - Journal of food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
“Let food be the medicine”(Hippocrates) is a historic quote that became the basis of food
science and nutraceuticals. Due to their possible therapeutic advantages, extracts from food …

A review of the green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles utilising Southern African indigenous medicinal plants

D Mutukwa, R Taziwa, LE Khotseng - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs), such as zinc oxide (ZnO), have been researched
extensively for applications in biotechnology, photovoltaics, photocatalysis, sensors …

Dietary fiber and prebiotic compounds in fruits and vegetables food waste

C Pop, R Suharoschi, OL Pop - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The fruits and vegetables processing industry is one of the most relevant food by-products,
displaying limited commercial exploitation entailing economic and environmental problems …

Pulsed electric field technology as a promising pre-treatment for enhancing orange agro-industrial waste biorefinery

R Bocker, EK Silva - RSC advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In the processing of orange juice, 50–70% of the fresh fruit weight is converted into organic
waste. Orange processing waste (OPW) primarily consists of peels, seeds, and pulp …

Application of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) gum in food technologies: A review of properties and mechanisms of action

S Tahmouzi, H Meftahizadeh, S Eyshi… - Food science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the world continuing to push toward modernization and the consumption of processed
foods growing at an exponential rate, the demand for texturizing agents and natural …

Quercetin as a therapeutic product: evaluation of its pharmacological action and clinical applications—a review

MA Mirza, S Mahmood, AR Hilles, A Ali, MZ Khan… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Quercetin is the major polyphenolic flavonoid that belongs to the class called flavanols. It is
found in many foods, such as green tea, cranberry, apple, onions, asparagus, radish leaves …

Influence of foliar spray and post-harvest treatments on head yield, shelf-life, and physicochemical qualities of broccoli

SK Tarafder, M Biswas, U Sarker, S Ercisli… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Rapid senescence is the key factor in the deterioration of post-harvest shelf-life in broccoli
heads. This study evaluates the head yield and its related traits, and physicochemical …