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High-value cassava: From a dream to a concrete reality [PDF]
, 2008 Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food security crop for many tropical and subtropical countries. It is also acquiring an increasing role in rural development as raw material for different industries.
Ceballos, Hernan +10 more
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Seasonal Variation in Leaf Growth and Antioxidant Content of Moringa oleifera Cultivated at Buenos Aires, Argentina [PDF]
, 2016 The properties and applications of Moringa oleifera are so vast that it is called the "miracle tree". The objective of this work is to study the seasonal variations in the leaf antioxidant content and the scavenging activity on DPPH radicals in ...
Arena, Miriam Elisabet, Radice, Silvia
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Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.Abstract Traditional heat processing technology restricts the direct development of lipophilic polyphenols (LPPs)‐fortified foods. For achieving a balance between high retention of biological activity and optimal edible quality, encapsulation of LPPs by proteins/polysaccharide complexes or conjugates‐based nanocarriers (PPCCNs) as food ingredients has ...
Yuanhong Chen +3 more
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Carotenoid Extraction and Quantification from Capsicum annuum
Bio-Protocol, 2014 Carotenoids are ubiquitous pigments that play key roles in photosynthesis and also accumulate to high levels in fruit and flowers. Specific carotenoids play essential roles in human health as these compounds are precursors for Vitamin A; other specific ...
Richard Richins +3 more
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Thermal alteration of organic matter in recent marine sediments. 1: Pigments [PDF]
Sediment from Tanner Basin, the outer continental shelf off Southern California, was analyzed for photosynthetic pigments and their derivatives, namely carotenes and chlorins. Samples of the sediment were also exposed to raised temperatures (65, 100, 150
Aizenshtat, Z. +3 more
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Purification of supercritical-fluid carotenoid-rich extracts by hydrophobic interaction chromatography [PDF]
, 2018 Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) has been widely used for extracting several valuable phytochemicals, including carotenoids. However, there is a scarcity of works dealing with the purification of SFE extracts.
Abate-Pella +39 more
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Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.The review critically evaluated and compared the selected superfruit phytochemistry, their bioactive composition and the key health benefits majorly emphasizing the antioxidant potential. It has highlighted the translational challenges in formulating functional foods by addressing the issues related to delivery system, bioavailability mechanism and the
Sharath Kumar Nagaraja +3 more
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Dietary vitamin a intake among Chinese adults: findings from CNTCS2015
Nutrition Journal, 2018 Background Vitamin A plays an important role in human functions, which mainly come from foods. This study aims to examine dietary vitamin A intake and major food sources of Chinese adults.
Wenwen Du +12 more
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Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.Aloe vera‐derived biopolymers and nanoformulations enhance antimicrobial, antioxidant, and barrier functions in clean‐label edible coatings and films, whereas safety‐critical anthraquinone thresholds and regulatory constraints shape their translational potential.
Acharya Balkrishna +6 more
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Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.This article reviews the basic characteristics, factors affecting properties of oleogels, and preparation methods of oleogels. Meanwhile, their applications in meat products, dairy products, baked goods, and delivering bioactive compounds are highly summarized.
Wenyuan Zhang +6 more
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