A Process of Recovery of a Natural Yellow Colourant from Opuntia Fruits
Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2012 This paper focuses on the development of a processing scheme to obtain a water-soluble natural yellow colourant from Opuntia fruits for application in food, paying special attention to the extraction procedure.
José A. Fernández-López +3 more
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Food Materials ResearchThe polarity of a solvent and the characteristics of bioactive compounds are crucial factors that influence the efficiency of extraction and the composition of extracts.
Luíz Guilherme Malaquias da Silva +7 more
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Phenotypic Plasticity of Vegetable Amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor L. under a Natural Climate
Plant Production Science, 2014 The plastic responses of fifteen Amaranthus tricolor L. cultivars to the natural climatic conditions across successive two years were investigated. The interactions between cultivars and climates showed significant effects on all variables examined.
Umma Khair Salma Khanam, Shinya Oba
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Scaled‐up biotechnological production of individual betalains in a microbial system
Microbial Biotechnology, 2019 Summary The recent interest in plant pigment betalains as bioactive compounds and chemopreventive agents has led to the search for a reliable and scalable process to obtain them.
María Alejandra Guerrero‐Rubio +4 more
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Effect of Extrusion Cooking on Bioactive Compounds in Encapsulated Red Cactus Pear Powder
Molecules, 2015 Red cactus pear has significant antioxidant activity and potential as a colorant in food, due to the presence of betalains. However, the betalains are highly thermolabile, and their application in thermal process, as extrusion cooking, should be ...
Martha G. Ruiz-Gutiérrez +6 more
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Red-fleshed pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) fruit colour and betacyanin content depend on maturity [PDF]
, 2009 Red-fleshed pitaya fruit is a potential fruit for betacyanins extraction. However, there is lack of report on profiles and total contents of betacyanins in the peel and flesh.
Abdul Aziz, Suriani +4 more
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A medicinal plant with antioxidant activity in Iranian folk medicine: Amaranthus [PDF]
, 2016 Amaranthus belong to family, native to Asia and the America is a cosmopolitan genus of annual or shortlived perennial plants. While this plant has lots of properties.
Miraj, S.
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Light Emission in Betalains: From Fluorescent Flowers to Biotechnological Applications [PDF]
, 2020 Trabajo científico desarrollado en la Universidad de Murcia, y publicado en modo abierto (open access), accesible desde la editorial "Cell Press / Elsevier", en el vínculo https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360138519303012?via%3Dihub, y ...
Escribano, Josefa +3 more
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Addition of L-tyrosine to improve betalain production in red pitaya callus [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study is to enhance betalain production in red pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) callus through supplementation of the precursor L-tyrosine.
Abdullah, Janna Ong +3 more
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Physico-Chemical, Antioxidants and Structural Changes During Development of Red-Fleshed Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus Polyrhizus) [PDF]
, 2010 A study was conducted on the changes in physico-chemical, antioxidant content and cellular structures of red-fleshed dragon fruit at every 5 days interval starting from 5 until 35 day after pollination (DAP). The experiment was conducted using randomized
Jamaludin, Nur Adilla
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