Convective Drying of Papaya Seeds: Impact of Ethanol Pretreatment [PDF]
Journal of Food Science, Volume 90, Issue 11, November 2025.Abstract Papaya seeds are agroindustrial residues rich in bioactive compounds, lipids, and proteins. Their high moisture content makes them vulnerable to chemical and microbiological deterioration. Drying is a practical process to extend shelf life.
Amanda Aparecida de Lima Santos +3 more
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Influence of Smallanthus sonchifolius (Yacon) on the Activity of Antidepressant Drugs in Mice [PDF]
Life, 2021 Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the world that negatively affects the daily functioning of patients. Numerous studies are currently being conducted to examine the antidepressant potential of innovative synthetic compounds and ...
Sylwia Wośko +8 more
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Effects of yacon on carbohydrates and lipid metabolism, oxidative-nitrative stress markers changes in rats with experimental metabolic syndrome [PDF]
HeliyonBackground and aim: Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. and Hendl.) H. Robinson, commonly known as yacon, is a medicinal species recognized for its therapeutic properties.
Mariia Nagalievska +3 more
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Effects of Smallanthus sonchifolius Flour on Metabolic Parameters: A Systematic Review [PDF]
PharmaceuticalsSmallanthus sonchifolius, popularly known as yacon, is a member of the Asteraceae family. Due to its medicinal and edible value, yacon is consumed by different populations.
Isabela Frazão da Silva +11 more
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Antioxidant, Alpha‐Amylase Inhibitory and Hypoglycemic Activity of Smallanthus sonchifolius Leaves from Nepal: An Integrated In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Approach [PDF]
Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2025.Smallanthus sonchifolius extracts show promising antidiabetic potential, with water extract exhibiting high antioxidant activity and ethanol extract demonstrating dose‐dependent alpha‐amylase inhibition and hypoglycemic effects. Polymatin B and chlorogenic acid revealed strong binding affinities in silico studies.
Prakash Rawal +3 more
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Effects of yacon flour associated with an energy restricted diet on intestinal permeability, fecal short chain fatty acids, oxidative stress and inflammation markers levels in adults with obesity or overweight: a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial [PDF]
Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 Objectives Yacon flour is rich in bioactive compounds (phenolic compounds and fructooligosaccharides (FOS)), and may therefore reduce the risk of diseases associated with excess body weight.
Adriane Moreira Machado +7 more
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Use of yacon in natura and its flour in the development of diet and conventional cakes
Bioscience Journal, 2015 Yacon is a tuberous root that has functional components in its composition, such as fructooligosaccharides (FOS). The objective of this study was to evaluate physicochemical and sensory characteristics of diet and conventional cakes made with yacon in ...
Larissa Scarparo Rocha +2 more
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Characterization of Chemical Properties of Inulin Isolated from Yacón Tuber
Jurnal Teknologi dan Industri Pangan, 2022 Inulin is a polysaccharide with linear fructan chain structure. Food industries widely use inulin as a low calorie sugar substitutions. Yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius) tuber that are easily grown and contain higher inulin can be explored as local inulin
Dimas Andrianto +3 more
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NFS Journal, 2021 Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a sweet-tasting tuber, grown in the Andes Mountains and considered a functional food because of its fructooligosaccharide (FOS) content.
Mónica Simanca-Sotelo +4 more
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A new sesquiterpene lactone from yacon leaves [PDF]
Natural Product Research, 2016 The chemical constituents of 60% EtOH extract of yacon leaves were separated to yield a new compound, together with four known compounds, which were isolated for the first time from yacon. The new compound was characterised and named as chlorodalin (1) on the basis of NMR (1D and 2D), HR-MS and other spectral methods.
Ying, Yuan +5 more
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