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Effects of Norbixin on Growth Performance, Immunomodulation, Antioxidant Systems, and Metabolic Alterations in the Oriental River Prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense): An Integrative Analysis. [PDF]

open access: yesVet Med Sci
Dietary norbixin (0.15 g/kg) optimally promotes growth, immunocompetence, antioxidant defence, gut microbial balance, carotenoid accumulation, and overall nutritional quality in Macrobrachium nipponense. ABSTRACT Background Natural carotenoids have gained considerable attention in aquaculture due to their potential to enhance growth performance ...
Ettefaghdoost M   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Substitute for 'Annatto' in Butter [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 1946
BUTTER—especially that prepared from buffalo milk-is usually artificially coloured to make it look like that afforded by well-known dairy breeds of cows (such as the Jerseys). Many colouring matters for butter are sold under different names, the commonest of which is that known as 'annatto', which is an oil extract of seed coats of Bixa orellana. This,
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openaire   +2 more sources

Inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as a strategy to improve annatto (Bixa orellana L.) growth

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2021
This study aimed to assess the occurrence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in annatto (Bixa orellana L.) cultivars and their response to AMF inoculation using biometric parameters.
Marília Malta Cavalcante Mendes Pontes   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Geranylgeraniol on Blood Safety and Sex Hormone Profiles in Healthy Adults: A Dose-Escalation, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

open access: yesNutraceuticals, 2023
Geranylgeraniol (GG), an ingredient extracted from the South American annatto plant, has been shown to benefit bone and muscle health, is crucial in the biosynthesis of menaquinone-4 and coenzyme Q10, and has pain and inflammation reduction activities ...
Raad Gheith   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shelf-Life Extension of Chicken Fillets Using Flaxseed Mucilage Coatings Incorporated With Bixin-Allicin or Bixin-Orange Peel Essential Oil Nanoemulsions. [PDF]

open access: yesFood Sci Nutr
Flaxseed mucilage incorporated with bixin‐allicin or bixin‐orange peel oil nanoemulsions significantly extended the shelf‐life and quality of fresh chicken fillets. ABSTRACT This study evaluated the properties of orange peel essential oil (OPE) and allicin emulsions and their efficacy in flaxseed mucilage‐bixin (FM‐B) coating for preserving chicken ...
Hashemi N, Milani E, Koocheki A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

The safety of annatto extracts (E 160b) as a food additive

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2016
Following a request from the European Commission to EFSA, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) was asked to re‐evaluate the safety of annatto extracts, bixin‐based and norbixin‐based, when used as a food additive and ...
EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS)
doaj   +1 more source

Preparation of nut-based milk alternative: evaluation of an Amazonian nut (Bertholletia excelsa) beverage with annatto nanodispersion

open access: yesFood Chemistry Advances, 2023
Plant-based milk alternatives are in the spotlight of novelty and Amazonian nut has a great potential for the preparation of these beverages. In the present study, extraction of Amazonian nut was carried out with water and creaming index was evaluated ...
Luana C. de M. Paiva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioactive cellulose acetate nanofiber loaded with annatto support skeletal muscle cell attachment and proliferation

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
Electrospinning emerged as a promising technique to produce scaffolds for cultivated meat in function of its simplicity, versatility, cost-effectiveness, and scalability.
Ana Elisa Antunes dos Santos   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antioxidants from Annatto Seeds as Possible Inhibitory Agents of the Hepatotoxicity Induced by the Antitumor Agent Cisplatin

open access: yesNatural Product Communications, 2016
The effects of annatto seeds and of bixin on the oxidative damage induced by cisplatin in male Wistar rats was evaluated in the present study by way of lipid peroxidation, weight gain, the food efficiency coefficient, fat deposits in the hepatocytes and ...
Lucéia Fátima Souza   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Germination potential and methods for overcoming seed dormancy for domesticated and wild annatto populations after two years of storage

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2021
: Annatto (Bixa orellana L.) is an arboreal species domesticated in Amazonia from its wild ancestor (B. orellana var. urucurana). Bixin extracted from its orthodox seeds is a natural dye widely used in the food industry.
Wellington Ferreira do Nascimento   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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