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... In this paper, polysaccharides from Agrocybe cylindracea (ACPs) were chemically acetylated. Effects of reaction time, reaction temperature and acetylated reagent amounts (acetic anhydride) on the degree of substitution (DS) of acetylated groups were investigated based on single factor experiments. Response surface analysis method was used to optimize acetylation process of ACPs. The maximum DS of ...
Min-Kyeong Lee; Youn-Hwan Hwang; Heeyeon Ryu; Ami Lee; Hyeon Hak Jeong; Jiwon Baek; Myeong-Jin Kim; Ji Yun Lee; Ji Yun Van; Yunshan Liu; Chun Whan Choi; Min Soo Kim; Bonggi Lee
antioxidant activity; apple juice; ascorbic acid; catechol oxidase; food additives; food chemistry; phytochemicals; toxicity; traditional medicine
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... Although Galla rhois has been used as a traditional medicine in Asian countries, there was no application of it in anti-browning food additives. Here, we tested whether Galla rhois inhibits apple juice browning. Apple juice browning was blocked at 250–1000 µg/ml of Galla rhois for 16 days but the effect of vitamin C did not last until a day. In vitro assays showed that the antioxidant capacity of ...
... PURPOSE: Anabasis articulata (Forssk.) Moq. (Chenopodiaceae), also called Eshnan, Ajremor Berry bearing glasswort, is widely distributed in Syrian, Algerian, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Egyptian and Iraqi desert, Spain (Alicante, Almería, Granada and Murcia provinces), Mauritania, Western Sahara and Morocco. Anabasis articulata is broadly used in folk medicine to treat diabetes, fever, eczema a ...
... In this study, the effects of different coating materials (maltodextrin and gum arabic), ultrasonication time (10–20–30 min), and core to coating ratio (1:10, 1:20, and 1:30) on microencapsulation of cranberrybush fruit were investigated. Freeze drying was applied for 48 h to obtain the microcapsules. The dependent variables of the research were encapsulation efficiency, antioxidant activity, colo ...
... In order to broaden the application field of proanthocyanidins (PCs) from Zijuan tea, it is necessary to establish an environmental and economic extraction method of PCs from Zijuan tea. Based on the single‐factor experiment, Box‐Behnken response surface methodology was used to study the effects of solid–liquid ratio, the concentration of citric acid solution, ultrasonic power, ultrasonic time, an ...
... Chitosan is a food additive with antibacterial and antioxidant activities, ϵ-polylysine has antibacterial activity, and glutathione has potent antioxidant activity. This study aimed to investigate the effects of chitosan based coatings combined with ϵ-polylysine and glutathione (0.5% chitosan + 0.2% ϵ-polylysine + 0.1% glutathione) on preservation of beef slices during refrigerated storage. The be ...
... Lactobionic acid (LBA) shows singular properties (antioxidant and antimicrobial). However, few studies aim to test them in foods and confirm the actual occurrence of properties. The present study aims to apply LBA/lactic acid in the production of requeijão cremoso model in order to recognize some of the effects caused by the component as a food additive. The effects on the requeijão cremoso model ...
... Fruit waste parts, particularly peel, are abundant sources of bioactive compounds. To be included in the formulation of value-added foods, peel needs to be transformed and subjected to a preservation process. Therefore, this study seeks to assess the effect of ozone on the quality and antilisterial indicators of cantaloupe melon peel paste, aiming at obtaining a product with the potential to be us ...
... The present study investigated the effect of Pandanus tectorius (PT) extract on Cyprinus carpio growth, antioxidant capacity, immunological and oxidative stress, immune-related gene expression, and resistance against pathogen challenge. Fish (average weight: 12.18 ± 0.32 g) were fed with diets containing various concentration (g kg⁻¹) of PT extract: 0 g (basal diet), 5 g [PT5], 10 g [PT10], 20 g [ ...
2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; antioxidant activity; black tea; flavor; food additives; green tea; noodles; water uptake
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... Numerous studies indicate that tea has versatile health benefits, and attempts are being made to use it as a food additive. In this study, three types of tea powder (TP) [matcha tea powder (MTP), green tea powder (GTP), and black tea powder (BTP)] were used in noodle processing, and the cooking properties, antioxidant potential, and volatile profiles of dried tea noodles (DTN) were investigated. B ...
... Soybean milk is an economical substitute for dairy products. Pediococcus pentosaceus has been used as a food additive to improve taste, nutrition, and food safety. In this study, four P. pentosaceus strains (CICC 24444, QK-1, MQ-1 and RQ-1) isolated from various food sources and known to exhibit broad-spectrum antibacterial activities were used to ferment soybean milk, and their fermentation chara ...
... There is an urgent need to increase the daily intake of insoluble dietary fiber, and at the same time to find new sources and new production technologies. We hypothesized that fungal enzymes directly involved in lignocellulosic material hydrolysis (Aspergillus and Trichoderma enzyme cocktails) will change the fiber structure particularly efficiently after the action of laccase (Trametes versicolor ...
... Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), a natural compound, is a promising food additive and preservative because of its safety and effectiveness. In order to determine optimal AITC concentrations for disinfection of food pathogen on lettuce without compromising postharvest quality, various concentrations of AITC (0, 1, 2.5, 5 and 7.5 µL L⁻¹) were applied to Salmonella Typhimurium inoculated lettuce in air-t ...
... Ziziphus Jujuba cv. Muzao has attracted researchers for a long time, while residue of jujuba after extracted by water still contains many bioactivities. This paper presents the first study on in-depth structure analysis and its antioxidant of a pectic polysaccharide (PZJRP) separated and purified from Ziziphus Jujuba cv. Muzao residue through alkali extraction. Results of structural and morphologi ...
... The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of three different extracts of Saussurea costus roots (ethanol, methanol, and water) as a food additive in alleviating the harmful effect of sodium nitrite in rat meals. Thirty-five adult male rats were divided into five groups as follows: control, sodium nitrite (NaNO₂; 75 mg/kg BW, single oral dose), S. costus 70% ethanol, 70% methanol, and a ...
... A composite catalyst, Pd/C-SO₃H, has been prepared to depolymerize plant-derived polymeric proanthocyanidins (PPC). Different reaction conditions were explored and the catalyst was shown to have good performance and recyclability, as well as good thermal and acid–base stability. UV, FTIR and ¹H NMR analyses showed that the depolymerization products (oligomeric proanthocyanidins, OPC) retained a co ...
antioxidant activity; byproducts; chemical bonding; food additives; free radical scavengers; oxidation; peptides; phenol; tandem mass spectrometry
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... Marine byproducts have become popular research themes due to their biological significance. The black sharkskin protein hydrolysate-based antioxidant peptides were firstly investigated in this study. The black sharkskin-derived novel antioxidant peptide demonstrating 81.05% free radical scavenging activity to ABTS at 500 μg/mL, was identified to be Ala-Thr-Val-Tyr (ATVY). The crucially antioxidant ...
... The drying process used to obtain active food additives is critical to ensure its functionality. In this study, freeze- and spray-drying techniques were evaluated for encapsulation of extracts with antioxidant activity from yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis), using maltodextrin (MD) as wall material. Additionally, the oxidative stability in a real food matrix (mayonnaise) was assessed. Both MD addit ...
... Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) is an important fruit tree species worldwide. Apple fruits are favored by consumers because of their antioxidative, anti‐inflammatory, and antitumor effects as well as their protective effects against cardiovascular diseases and other health benefits. There is considerable interest in red‐fleshed apple fruits among breeders because of their high flavonoid and anthocy ...
Monique B. Morselli; João H. Reis; Matheus D. Baldissera; Carine F. Souza; Bernardo Baldisserotto; Tiago G. Petrolli; Diovani Paiano; Diogo L. A. Lopes; Aleksandro S. Da Silva
... Thymol is an herbal food additive used to improve animal performance. Thymol acts via its potential to enhance productive and reproductive performance, and by improving bioavailability of nutrients in fish. Nevertheless, the exact mechanisms associated with these phenomena remain poorly understood, although recent evidence has suggested the involvement of the phosphotransfer network and antioxidan ...
Coriandrum sativum; antioxidant activity; ascorbic acid; biomass; carotenes; cultivars; early development; food additives; human nutrition; vegetable crops
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... Background. Coriandrum sativum L. is a valuable vegetable crop with early maturity and high nutritional benefits. Green biomass of coriander is rich in vitamins, especially ascorbic acid and carotene. The feasibility of using coriander as a natural food additive is due to its high antioxidant activity. The aim of this research was to study the biochemical composition of the green biomass in the ac ...
... This study was aimed at developing a yerba mate extract (YME) intended to be used as food additive with antioxidant and antimicrobial capacity. For the extraction, yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis, St Hill) leaves collected from three industrial processing steps (green, unaged‐canchada, and aged‐canchada) were used. The aged‐canchada YME exhibited higher theobromine, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, ...
... The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity, morphological, thermal, crystallinity, and flow characteristics of antioxidant‐enriched microcrystalline cellulose obtained from the almond shell (AE‐MCC‐AS). The results indicated that AE‐MCC‐AS could be a natural food additive that exhibited good thermal stability, crystallinity, antioxidant, and flow characteristics. The antioxidan ...
... In this study, the effects of microwave-assisted extraction conditions on antioxidant capacity of sweet tea (Lithocarpus polystachyus Rehd.) were studied and the antioxidants in the extract were identified. The influences of ethanol concentration, solvent-to-sample ratio, microwave power, extraction temperature and extraction time on Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) value, ferric redu ...
Lactobacillus; acidity; anthocyanins; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; astringency; bitterness; fermentation; food additives; green tea; heat treatment; leaf extracts; mulberries; nutrient content; odors; off flavors; silkworms; sourness; sweetness; traditional medicine; yogurt; Asia
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... Mulberry leaf extract (MLE) was used to enhance the functionality of yogurt. Yogurt was fermented with 15% MLE prepared using different thermal treatment methods: no treatment (MY), steamed (SMY), and roasted (RMY). The controls were yogurt with no MLE (Y) and green tea extract (GY). Yogurt acidity was not significantly different among the samples after 8 hr of fermentation. Lactobacilli count was ...
... The French paradox describes a lower incidence of cardiovascular problems despite a high intake of saturated fats. This phenomenon was associated with higher consumption of red wine, as it was later discovered that the presence of antioxidants, including resveratrol, have beneficial effects. We hypothesized that resveratrol may have a more direct role in protection from harmful oxidation, presumab ...
... The existing market of beverages is in utmost need of non-conventional and cheaper option of a functional protein beverage. The primary goal of this research was to formulate a beverage using prepared from roasted Bengal gram (sattu) which can provide health benefits. Fortified sattu beverage was prepared by incorporating pectin, citric acid, ascorbic acid and sugar as additives with beetroot juic ...
... Genipin, an iridoid substance, is mainly derived from Gardenia jasminoides Ellis of the traditional Chinese medicine and is widely used in raw materials for the food additive gardenia blue and biological materials. The developmental toxicity of genipin has not been investigated, and its underlying mechanism is unclear. Therefore, in this study we attempt to investigate the potential developmental ...
... PURPOSE: The development of a green route to obtain bioactive compounds is of great interest, contributing to the value of underused matrices such as the Soursop leaves. METHODS: Deep eutectic solvents (DES) using cholinium chloride as HBA, and alcohols and sugars as HBD, were combined with the ultrasound-assisted solid–liquid extraction (UA-SLE) to obtain bioactive compounds from soursop leaves. ...
... Food grade titanium dioxide (TiO₂) usually contains a nanosized fraction, while only a few studies had investigated the effects of TiO₂ nanoparticles (NPs) on the other food components via oral exposure. This work investigated the impact of TiO₂ NPs on the content, bioaccessibility and antioxidant activity of polyphenols in the apple juice. Results indicated that adding 500 mg/100 g TiO₂ NPs signi ...
antioxidant activity; antioxidants; apple cider; apple juice; apple pomace; apples; breads; environmental impact; fish; food additives; food safety; lipid peroxidation; meat; oxidative stability; polyphenols; solvents; storage time; temperature; ultrasonics
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... Consumers demand healthy and natural food products. Thus, naturally derived antioxidants are emerging as a promising alternative to the use of present ingredients. Apples and apple derivative products (e.g., apple juice, apple cider, apple sauce, and others) are widely consumed throughout the world for a variety of different reasons and supply a large quantity of polyphenolic compounds. The extrac ...
... Scorzonera L. species are important species used in folk medicine against as hypertension, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, kidney diseases, and rheumatism. In this study, phytochemical compounds, cytotoxic (against DLD‐1 (colorectal cancer) and CCD‐18Co (human colon fibroblast cell line)), antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory (against cholinesterases, tyrosinase, urease, α‐amylase, and α‐glucosidase) act ...
... The current study investigated the antioxidant capacity of enzymatically cleaved low acyl gellan gum (LA‐GAGR) fragments, named midi‐GAGR (MWᵥ: 1.2 × 10⁵ Da) and mini‐GAGR (MWᵥ: 2.5 × 10⁴ Da). Three different methods—hydroxide assay, superoxide assay, and DPPH assay—were used to measure the antioxidant capacity of the low acyl gellan gum fragments. Both mini‐GAGR and midi‐GAGR showed similar antio ...
... There is an urgent need for the replacement of synthetic food additives by natural-based ones. In this scenario the recovery of biocompounds from byproducts represents a huge opportunity for their application as bioadditives in food industry. Among bioactive compounds, phenolics are recognized for their biological properties, being excellent antioxidants, antimicrobials, dyes in food applications. ...
... Seeds from Citrus species represent a relevant by-product of the juice industry and a potential source of bioactive compounds such as phenols and other antioxidants. Sprouting could be an intriguing idea to enhance the content of these compounds, as explored for other fruittree species. In this experiment, the sprouting performance, the concentration of total phenols and phenolic acids, and the an ...
... Antioxidants and antimicrobials are increasingly becoming important additives in meat industry to extent shelf life and increase acceptability. Oxidative changes and microbiological activities have negative effects on the sensory, stability, nutritional and acceptability properties of the meat products. Mediterranean plant extracts and essential oils (EOs) have been studied as potential natural an ...
antioxidant activity; antioxidants; chlorophyll; crystal structure; encapsulation; fluorescence; food additives; hydrophobicity; pyrroles; water content; water solubility; whey protein
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... Whey protein isolate-chlorophyll (WPI-CH) microcapsules at different WPI ratios via spray drying were created to improve water solubility and biological stability of chlorophyll. Samples at a higher ratio of WPI resulted in a lower moisture content (1.14 ± 0.12% to 2.47 ± 0.09%), higher chlorophyll encapsulation efficiency (98.34 ± 0.03% to 99.76 ± 0.02%) and greater chlorophyll solubility (79.29 ...
... Liquid smoke flavouring as an all-natural food additive is usually prepared by smouldering or a carbonisation method. In this study, liquid smoke was prepared by fast pyrolysis technology using a fluidised bed reactor with a yield of 30 wt%. GC-MS analysis showed that main functional compounds were furans, carbonyls and phenols. The fast pyrolysis liquid smoke presented a high antioxidant capacity ...
Maria Rosa T. Zorzenon; Maysa Formigoni; Sandra B. da Silva; Fabiane Hodas; Silvano Piovan; Simone R. Ciotta; Cler A. Jansen; Antonio S. Dacome; Eduardo J. Pilau; Cecília E. Mareze‐Costa; Paula G. Milani; Silvio C. Costa
... This work aimed to formulate and perform physicochemical and functional characterization of maltodextrin microcapsules containing ethanolic extract of stevia, rich in antioxidant compounds, encapsulated by a spray‐drying process with two maltodextrins (DE10 and DE19). The powders were named M10 and M19, respectively. We analyzed the physicochemical parameters, antidiabetic activity, cytotoxicity, ...
... The aim of this study was to evaluate the potency of polyphenolic extract from black radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. niger) root peel waste (PEBRRP) as an antioxidant food additive. PEBRRP was found a powerful antioxidant extract, in which had 172.9 ± 11.5, 462.72 ± 3.05, and 796.51 ± 10.4 mg TE per g dw of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) by CUPRAC, DPPH, and FRAP assays, respectively. The total ...
Poliana O. Cavalcante Alencar; Glauber C. Lima; Francisco Clark N. Barros; Luís E.C. Costa; Carla Vivianne P.E. Ribeiro; Willer M. Sousa; Venícios G. Sombra; Clara Myrla W.S. Abreu; Ewerton S. Abreu; Edivânia O.B. Pontes; Ariclécio C. Oliveira; Regina C.M. de Paula; Ana Lúcia P. Freitas
... Marine red macroalgae are natural sources of sulfated polysaccharides, water-binding molecules used in the food industry as thickeners, stabilizers and gelling agents. Sulfated polysaccharides extracted from the red seaweed Gracilaria caudata also show biological activities with potential therapeutic effects against diseases associated with oxidative stress; hence, it is possible that they may be ...
... Dementia linked with cognitive impairments is the most prominent indication of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the current investigation, we have examined the streptozotocin‐ (STZ) induced cellular toxicity in mouse neuroblastoma (N2A) cells, and Zn with the high‐fat diet‐ (HFD) induced neurotoxicity in mouse brain. These cells and animals were pretreated with apple cider vinegar (ACV), Chrysin, and ...
Victor Velazquez-Martinez; Delia Valles-Rosales; Laura Rodriguez-Uribe; Omar Holguin; Julian Quintero-Quiroz; Damian Reyes-Jaquez; Manuel Ivan Rodriguez-Borbon; Luz Yazmin Villagrán-Villegas; Efren Delgado
... This study shows the effects of maltodextrins and gum arabic as microencapsulation agents on the stability of sugarcane bagasse extracts and the potential use of the extracts as antimicrobial agents. The bioactive compounds in sugarcane bagasse (SCB) were extracted using 90% methanol and an orbital shaker at a fixed temperature of 50 °C, thereby obtaining a yield of the total phenolic content of 5 ...
2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; ambient temperature; amines; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; decarboxylation; deep fat frying; food additives; food industry; foods; hydroquinone; methionine; moieties; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; pyrolysis; shelf life
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... The aim of the study was to solve the mystery why sulfur-containing amino acids such as methionine can perform as an antioxidant during frying and hypothesized the antioxidative mechanisms. The results of this study revealed that sulfur-containing amino acids such as methionine failed to show DPPH· scavenging activity at room temperature but had valuable antioxidant activity based on OSI test at h ...
... Three scallop protein hydrolysates (SPH) were obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of scallop meal by Pepsin, Dispase and Alcalase, respectively. The antioxidant activities of the SPHs were characterized for their free radical scavenging activities through 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)/hydroxyl/2,2′ azino-bis-3-(ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) assays, showing at least 60% radicals ...
Cinnamomum burmanni; antioxidant activity; chemical constituents of plants; chocolate liquor; cinnamon; color; essential oils; food additives; foods; hardness; melting; white chocolate
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... White chocolate is often considered as an unhealthy product with low phenolic content and antioxidant activity since it does not contain cocoa liquor. In this study, investigation on the phytochemical composition of cinnamon essential oil as well as its potential use to improve the antioxidant activity of white chocolate were carried out. The effect of the essential oil incorporation on the qualit ...
DNA damage; Ginkgo biloba; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; antioxidant activity; chemical analysis; colon; colorectal neoplasms; comet assay; electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; food additives; food safety; functional foods; human cell lines; hydrogen peroxide; in vitro digestion; ingredients; leaf extracts; mutants; neoplasm cells; oxidation; oxidative stress; toxicity
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... PURPOSE: The recognized biological properties of Ginkgo biloba extracts potentiate their utilization as an ingredient for functional foods. However, the digestive conditions can affect the chemical composition of the extracts and consequently their biological properties, which can lead to food safety problems. Thus, the impact of in vitro-simulated upper gastrointestinal tract digestion on the che ...
Aspergillus oryzae; Neurospora; antioxidant activity; chemical composition; cream cheese; digestibility; food additives; hydroxyl radicals; koji; linseed oil; nutritive value; oilseed cakes; protein sources; solid state fermentation
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... Solid-state fermentation is applied to increase the nutritional value of plant materials which can be accompanied by the enrichment in antioxidant compounds. The aim of the research was to study the influence of fermentation with Aspergillus oryzae DSM 1861 (koji strain) that lasted for 2–6 days or Neurospora intermedia DSM 1265 (oncom strain) that lasted for 4–6 days on the chemical composition a ...
... The purpose of this study was to determine the suitability of supplementing turmeric and/or mahaleb powders in crackers to enhance phenolic content and antioxidant activity. They replaced wheat flour for 0, 5.0, or 7.5%. The highest bioaccessible phenolics (7,591.90 mg of gallic acid equivalents/100 g dry weight) and phenolic bioaccessibility values (77.94%) were obtained in the 7.5M7.5T sample. T ...
... Colorectal cancer, the most common malignancy in Asian and west world, is listed as the fourth lethal neoplastic disease with increasing incidence worldwide. Recently, Ziziphus jujube were reported with hepatoprotective, antihypertensive, and hypoglycemic functions. The polysaccharides from Ziziphus jujube was considered as the main component for these bioactivities. In this study, polysaccharides ...
... One of the challenges in modern society is the reduction of meat consumption as well as the formulation of new meat products, considering health and sustainability aspects. In this regard, mushrooms are considered a promissory source of bioactive compounds to be used in the production of healthier meat products. Mushrooms have antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, which can improve the self-li ...
Acheta domesticus; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Tenebrio molitor; absorbance; antioxidant activity; defatting; edible insects; food additives; gelation; high pressure treatment; oils; protein content; protein solubility; temperature
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... In this study, two edible insect species; Acheta domesticus (house cricket) and Tenebrio molitor (yellow mealworm) were defatted using different extraction methods and characterized afterwards. The main goal of the study was to see the effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) extraction at different temperatures on the functional properties of the insect powders. Protein content, solubility, wate ...
... Present study evaluated the effects of curcumin, the principal curcuminoid of turmeric, on Cyprinus carpio growth, skin mucosal immune parameters, immune-related gene expression, and susceptibility to pathogen challenge. Diets containing four various concentrations of curcumin (g Kg−1): 0 g [basal diet], 5 g [T5], 10 g [T10], and 15 g [T15] were fed to the carp (average weight: 16.37 g) for 8 week ...
Lekshmi R. G. Kumar; H. Sanath Kumar; C. S. Tejpal; K. K. Anas; B. B. Nayak; K. Sarika; S. S. Greeshma; N. S. Chatterjee; Suseela Mathew; C. N. Ravishankar
... Squalene, a triterpenoid compound is proven to possess immense bioactivities by virtue of its high antioxidant activity. The present study was designed to investigate the quality attributes of muffins as influenced by addition of encapsulated squalene. Nutritional analysis showed that calorific value of prepared muffins has ranged from 480.78 ± 0.10 to 501.61 ± 0.38 kcal. Baking loss was lowest in ...
... The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of immature wheat grain (IWG) on the survival of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM (LNCFM), Lactobacillus casei 431 (L431) and Lactobacillus acidophilus 20079 (L20079) in yoghurts under cold storage. Furthermore, the impact of IWG on physicochemical, textural and antioxidative properties of yoghurts was evaluated. Fortification of yoghurt with IWG p ...
... Plants are a rich source of natural bioactive compounds with a wide range of applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Citrus × clementina leaves extracts and essential oils may be a potential candidate for formulation of products characterized by hypoglycaemic, antioxidant and anti-browning properties. C. × clementina leaves collected in three different areas in Calabria (South Ital ...
... We successfully prepared folic acid (FA) nanoparticles with excellent dispersibility and photostability using a combination of bead milling and freeze-drying with transglycosylated naringin (Naringin-G), a newly developed transglycosylated food additive. Poly-vinyl pyrrolidon (PVP) was used for comparison with Naringin-G. Water dispersibility and photostability of the freeze-dried formulations wer ...
... Menaquinone-7 (MK-7) plays an important role in blood clotting, cardiovascular disease and anti-osteoporosis, and has been wildly used in the food additives and pharmaceutical industries. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of menaquinone-7 biosynthesis in response to different oxygen supplies in Bacillus natto. The differences of fermentation performance, intracellular metaboli ...
... Melanin was isolated from a plant source (black garlic: BG) and characterized and compared with melanin obtained from an animal source (sepia ink: SI). SEM observations showed that both melanins were spherical with the diameter of 100–1200 nm and 100–200 nm for BG and SI melanin, respectively. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) test result showed characteristic absorption peaks for melanin emerged ...
... Symphytum anatolicum Boiss., is a species belonging to the Boraginaceae family and have been used for its curative effects. This work investigated, for the first time, the bioactive compounds, the antioxidant activities and the enzyme inhibitory effects of Symphytum anatolicum roots extracts using three solvents (Methanol, water and ethyl acetate). The LC–ESI–MS/MS was used to identify the individ ...
Malus domestica; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; apple juice; apple pulp; apples; cultivars; dietary supplements; food additives; global warming; mass spectrometry; metabolites; organic acids and salts; phenolic compounds; sugars; taste
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... Early- to mid-season apple cultivars have recently been developed in response to global warming; however, their metabolite compositions remain unclear. Herein, metabolites, such as free sugars, and organic acids and antioxidant activity were determined in 10 new and 14 traditional apple cultivars. Additionally, the phenolic profiles of the apple pulp and peel were characterized by high-resolution ...
Obdulia Parra-Rivero; Marcelo Paes de Barros; María del Mar Prado; José-Vicente Gil; Dámaso Hornero-Méndez; Lorenzo Zacarías; María J. Rodrigo; M. Carmen Limón; Javier Avalos
... Neurosporaxanthin (NX) is a carboxylic carotenoid produced by some filamentous fungi, including species of the genera Neurospora and Fusarium. NX biosynthetic genes and their regulation have been thoroughly investigated in Fusarium fujikuroi, an industrial fungus used for gibberellin production. In this species, carotenoid-overproducing mutants, affected in the regulatory gene carS, exhibit an upr ...
... Satureja kitaibelii Wierzb. ex Heuff. has a great importance in Serbian ethnopharmacology/herbal traditional medicine, as well as a flavoring food additive. Ethanol extract of aerial parts of Satureja kitaibelii analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed the presence of 18 compounds among which the most abundant were phenolic acids, flavonoids, jasmonic acid derivatives and rosma ...
... Microbulbifer strain CMC-5 reportedly degrades multiple polysaccharides including agar. In present study, the agarase from the culture supernatant of Microbulbifer strain CMC-5 pregrown in artificial sea water-based medium containing agar was tenfold concentrated by ultrafiltration. The bacteriological agar-derived oligosaccharides obtained by agarase treatment were observed to depict reducing pow ...
... Bee bread is rich in phenolic compounds and recently has gained attention as a food additive, which provides an alternative use to synthetic preservatives. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the proximate composition and antioxidant and antibacterial activities of fish sausages fortified with Heterotrigona itama bee bread ethanolic (BBE) extract at 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75% concentrations. Incorpora ...
... Oxidative stress is a major risk factor implicated in the pathogenesis of many human diseases ranged from inflammation to cancer. Modified citrus pectin (MCP) is a commercially available dietary supplement produced from citrus pectin. However, the antioxidative activity of MCP is currently unknown. In this study, MCP was fractionated by a combination of DEAE-cellulose and Sephadex G-75 chromatogra ...
... Punicic acid (PA), a predominant fatty acid (85%) in pomegranate seeds, also called as an ω-5 fatty acid, is known to render various health beneficial effects to humans. The objective of this study was to prepare and observe the effect of replacement of wheat flour with 5–12.5% punicic acid rich pomegranate seed powder (PSP, 9XXX fraction) on rheological, physico-sensory and antioxidant properties ...
... Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) is a ubiquitous, multi-utility, and under-utilized crop with potential health benefits owing to its nutritional and bioactive components. The objective of the work is to produce powders by drying wild stinging nettle leaves as a storable, low-cost functional additive to be used in bakery and ready-to-cook products. Convective drying (CD) and freeze-drying (FD) we ...
... Octenyl succinic anhydride modified starches (OSA-starches) are widely used as emulsifiers and stabilizers in the food industry. This study investigates the relationships between molecular structure and emulsifying and antioxidant properties of OSA-starches with a wide range of structures, formed by hydrolysis by α-amylase, β-amylase and HCl for various hydrolysis times. Structural parameters, nam ...
... Inflammation and oxidative stress are part of the complex biological responses of body tissues to harmful stimuli. In recent years, due to the increased understanding that oxidative stress is implicated in several diseases, pharmaceutical industries have invested in the research and development of new antioxidant compounds, especially from marine environment sources. Marine seaweeds have shown the ...
... This study investigates the effects of microencapsulated garlic (Allium sativum) extract (G) on growth, immune response, and antioxidant status of rainbow trout juveniles. A total of 300 fish (13.05 ± 0.36 g) were divided into five groups (three replicates per group) and fed with the experimental diets containing G (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, and 2%) for 40 days. The results indicated that dietary supplemen ...
... Pathogenic and deteriorating bacteria are a great concern to food safety. In this sense, the present study evaluated the fight against microbial contamination through the use of nanoparticles containing curcumin, in addition to analyzing the physical properties of these nanoparticles. Efficient curcumin encapsulation was determined by Fourier transform infrared spectra evaluation and differential ...
... In recent years, mycosterols have emerged as potential functional ingredients for the development of sterol-enriched food products and dietary supplements. Agaricus blazei is a mushroom rich in bioactive compounds. For commercial purposes, their fruiting bodies must obey rigid morphological criteria. Those not conforming to these criteria are usually discarded, although this does not mean impairme ...
... Annatto seeds (Bixa orellana L.) are a natural source of norbixin, a carotenoid with antioxidant activity and an intense yellow–orange color which is a commonly used food and beverage colorant. However, it is susceptible to environmental factors such as light, oxygen, and temperature. Microencapsulation presents an alternative for improving the bioactive compound’s stability. In this study, norbix ...
Ana G. Covarrubias-Cárdenas; José Isabel Martínez-Castillo; Nelly Medina-Torres; Teresa Ayora-Talavera; Hugo Espinosa-Andrews; N. Ulises García-Cruz; Neith Pacheco
... Stevia leaves, which are commonly used as a natural sweetener in food products, have increased in importance for antioxidant delivery due to their high content of phenolic compounds. In this study, the influence of the drying process on stevia leaves, with regards to phenolic content and antioxidant activity during drying kinetics 40 °C for 7 h, was studied. The effect of solvent concentration ...
... Embelin, a plant natural product found in Lysimachia punctata (Primulaceae), and Embelia ribes Burm (Myrsinaceae) fruit, possesses interesting biological and pharmacological properties. It is a unique chemical species as it includes both quinone and hydroquinone functional groups plus a long hydrophobic tail. By using hydrodynamic voltammetry, which generates the superoxide radical in situ, we sho ...
... Lipid oxidation—a major cause of food product deterioration—necessitates the use of food additives to inhibit food oxidation. Ginger extract (GE) has been reported to possess antioxidant properties. However, components isolated from ginger have been rarely reported to inhibit fat oxidation. Herein, antioxidant properties of GE and four pure components derived from it (6-gingerol, 8-gingerol, 10-gi ...
... Quality deterioration of fresh or processed foods is a major challenge for the food industry not only due to economic losses but also due to the risks associated with spoiled foods resulting, for example, from toxic compounds. On the other hand, there are increasing limitations on the application of synthetic preservatives such as antioxidants in foods because of their potential links to human hea ...
Baccharis dracunculifolia; Betula pendula subsp. pendula; Clusia; Dalbergia; Populus nigra; alternative medicine; antioxidant activity; bioactive compounds; drugs; food additives; honey bees; ingredients; propolis; raw materials
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... Nowadays, propolis is used as a highly valuable product in alternative medicine for improving health or treating a large spectrum of pathologies, an ingredient in pharmaceutical products, and also as a food additive. Different vegetal materials are collected by honeybees and mixed with wax and other own substances in order to obtain the final product, called propolis. It is known as the bee produc ...
... The Satureja L. genus belongs to the Lamiaceae family and comprises about 30 species commonly known as savory. Savory is represented by aromatic plants which are used as spice, tea and food additive. In this study, we explored the differences in essential oil composition and antioxidant activity between two subspecies occurring in Italy, namely S. montana subsp. variegata and subsp. montana. Essen ...
Ganoderma lucidum; antioxidant activity; arginine; color; fields; food additives; health foods; hydrophobicity; medicinal fungi; melanin; solar radiation; solubility; triacylglycerol lipase
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... Melanin is a hydrophobic biomolecule produced widely in fungi. Compared with other fungi, health benefits have been associated with medicinal mushrooms, which may provide an excellent source of natural melanin. Nevertheless, the hydrophobicity of melanin may limit its applications. Consequently, the present study was carried out on isolation of melanin from the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum ...
... In this study, the yield of morphological parts, the saponin content and profile, and the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of three Gypsophila species (G. paniculata, G. pacifica, and G. scorzonerifolia) were determined. Furthermore, an effort was made to develop guidelines on general principles of cultivation and recommendations with regard to raw material harvesting.Along with plant agin ...
... This research determined the antioxidant activities of medicinal plants fermented by Enterococcus faecium and their subsequent applications as dog food additives. Turmeric (5%, w/v), glasswort (2.5%, w/v), Ganghwa mugwort (2.5%, w/v), and their mixture (5%, w/v) were fermented by autochthonous E. faecium (1%, v/v) for 72 h. Bacterial cell counts and pH were monitored during fermentation. Total pol ...
... The aim of this work was the study of effects of different additives on antioxidative potential of tea. Brewing additives including; clove, cinnamon, cardamom, saffron, and ginger, and nonbrewing additives such as milk, sugar, and honey were added to tea at 0.25:1, 0.5:1, and 1:1 ratio of additive to tea. Antioxidant activity (ferric iron reducing antioxidant power), total phenolic, and flavonoid ...
... The purpose of this research was to study the effect of microwave drying (MD) on the major phenolic compound oleuropein, total phenolic and flavonoid contents, and antioxidant activity of the olive leaves. The results were compared to those obtained after using freeze drying (FD), vacuum drying (VD), oven drying (OD), and ambient air‐drying (AAD). Response surface methodology, using a central comp ...
... The objective of this study was to maximize the ultrasonic‐assisted extraction (UAE) of β‐carotene for sunflower oil, by adjusting the combinations of the operational variables: temperature, time, and oil to carrot ratio, as well as obtaining extraction kinetics. Enriched sunflower oil and commercial sunflower oil was characterized. A polynomial model was developed to describe the β‐carotene conte ...
... Protein isolate was prepared from dark red kidney bean and was subjected to hydrolysis by two different proteases pepsin and papain by separate experiments. The antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the resulting hydrolysates were evaluated by using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay and agar diffusion method, respectively. The resulting pepsin hydrolysate DPH-1 exhibited the highest ...
... Phycobiliproteins are essential bioactive substances from Arthrospira platensis which have useful biological applications as food additives. Extraction processes of phycobiliproteins and C-phycocyanin purification play significant roles in determining the quality of C-phycocyanin. Oven-dried biomass preparation and concentration by physical-assisted methods were compared to evaluate C-phycocyanin ...
... BACKGROUND: Foodborne pathogens and their biofilms are considered as one of the most serious problems in human health and food industry. Moreover, safety of foods is a main global concern because of the increasing use of chemical food additives. Ensuring food safety enhances interest in discovery of new alternative compounds such as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which can be used as bio-preservat ...
... Cyclocarya paliurus is a multiple function woody plant. To reveal the geographic variation pattern of water-soluble polysaccharide content in the leaves and its antioxidant activities, the leaf samples were collected and analyzed from 29 geographic locations of natural C. paliurus populations throughout the distribution areas. Significant differences in the water-soluble polysaccharide content and ...
... The current work intended to inspect the hepato-nephrotoxicity of gibberellic acid (GA₃) in juvenile of Oreochromis niloticus as well as the possibility of restoration after dietary addition of different concentrations of Spirulina platensis (SP). Fishes were evenly assorted into five groups: Group I assigned as control, Group II fed on basal diet and exposed to 150 mg/L gibberellic acid (GA₃). Th ...
Vaccinium meridionale; adsorption; anthocyanins; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; bananas; cellulose; color; desorption; food additives; free radicals; heat production; lipid peroxidation; oils; oxidation; peptides; polyphenols; small fruits; thermal stability; Andes region
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... Nanocellulose obtained from banana rachis (NCBR) was loaded (through simple impregnation) with a polyphenolic-rich extract (PRE) of Andean berries (Vaccinium meridionale). The adsorption/desorption of polyphenols onto NCBR and the thermal stability and antioxidant activity of the polyphenolic-NCBR nanocomplex (NCX) was studied. Thermodynamic properties (ΔH°ads, ΔS°ads and ΔG°ads) showed that polyp ...
... In Thailand, non-centrifugal sugar (NCS) product is not yet processed on an industrial scale and all of it is produced by famers on a small scale using a traditional evaporation process with open iron pans. Since the whole sugarcane stalk is directly pressed by a milling machine, impurities from the rind contaminate the raw juice. Therefore, subsequent clarification of the raw juice is a crucial s ...
Trigonella; alpha-amylase; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; body weight; catechin; cheeses; chemical constituents of plants; cholinesterase; cinnamic acid; coumaric acids; diabetes; enzyme inhibition; ethanol; ethyl acetate; fenugreek; food additives; hyperpigmentation; methanol; quercetin; weight control
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... The side effects of synthetic antioxidants make it necessary to find a natural alternative. Therefore, the current study investigates the potential of T. spruneriana as a new alternative in terms of natural bioactive components. In this context, antioxidant activity, enzyme inhibition, and phenolic compounds of different extracts including ethanol, methanol, ethyl acetate, and aqueous were identif ...
... An alternative natural additive from Manihot esculenta has been recently discovered. Using a response surface methodology (RSM) approach, a high content of antioxidant activity based on DPPH inhibition from the plant source was found, with the optimum production conditions being 45.9°C, 4,100 psi, and 44 min for temperature, pressure, and time, respectively. The optimized extract was analyzed usin ...
... An early mechanism for the health benefits of dietary plant phenols is their antioxidant activity in the upper digestive tract. Indeed, these non-essential micronutrients abundant in fruits and vegetables can efficiently fight the iron-induced peroxidation of dietary lipids in the gastric compartment, a recognized form of postprandial oxidative stress. In this work, this phenomenon is investigated ...
... Betanin has been widely used as an additive for many centuries, and its use has increased because of its market application as an additive, high free radical scavenging activity, and safety, health‐promoting properties. The main source of betanin is red beet, but many factors notably affect the yield of betanin from red beets. Betanin is not produced in cereal grains. Thus, developing biofortified ...
Apiaceae; albino; alpha-tocopherol; animal models; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; blood serum; calcium; chemical constituents of plants; chlorogenic acid; cholecalciferol; chromium; cobalt; dietary minerals; digestive system diseases; flower extracts; flowers; food additives; histopathology; kidneys; laboratory animals; liver; nephroprotective effect; nephrotoxicity; pharmaceutical industry; phylloquinone; phytochemicals; quinones; rats; reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography; sodium chloride; therapeutics; traditional medicine; vanillic acid; vitamin A
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... The present study was designed to assess the phytochemical content of Ferulago angulata (FA) and possible in vivo nephroprotective effect of FA administration on trace elements, minerals, MDA and GSH in kidney and liver tissue samples, serum vitamin (α‐tocopherol, retinol, cholecalciferol, phylloquinone), TSA, and LSA in a rat model of DMN‐induced nephrotoxicity. In the study, Wistar albino rats w ...
... Dendrobium officinale (D. officinale) was regarded as the nutritious food in Asia for the remarkable bioactivities on immunmodulatory. Dendrobium officinale polysaccharide (DOP) served as the main active compound in the herb. Extraction of DOP was investigated and immunmodulatory activities were evaluated. The optimal extraction process (liquid‐to‐material ratio of 24.6:1, extraction time of 2.1 h ...
... Woundwort plants (Stachys species) are used traditionally as food additives, herbal tea, and medicine. At this work, antioxidant activity of S. cretica subsp. smyrnaea was comprehensively investigated using 6 different methods together with phenolic profile and total phenolics/flavonoids content of its several extracts. Moreover, key enzymes inhibitory potential of the herb associated with Alzheim ...