Bioactive compounds in banana and their associated health benefits–A review

B Singh, JP Singh, A Kaur, N Singh - Food chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Banana is a very popular fruit in the world market and is consumed as staple food in many
countries. It is grown worldwide and constitutes the fifth most important agricultural food crop …

Bioactive compounds in banana fruits and their health benefits

JS Sidhu, TA Zafar - Food quality and safety, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Banana is an edible fruit and is herbaceous flowering plant belonging to the genus Musa
and the family Musaceae. Banana is also eaten as cooked vegetable (and is then called …

Proximate composition, mineral contents and fatty acid composition of the different parts and dried peels of tropical fruits cultivated in Brazil

DR Morais, EM Rotta, SC Sargi, EG Bonafe… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
The proximate composition, mineral contents and fatty acid composition of different parts
(peel, pulp and seeds) of seven tropical fruits were evaluated. Beyond that, this study aims to …

Implementation of phenols recovered from olive mill wastewater as UV booster in cosmetics

CM Galanakis, P Tsatalas, IM Galanakis - Industrial Crops and Products, 2018 - Elsevier
The current study investigates the application of different concentrations of phenols
(recovered from olive mill wastewater) as UV booster in cosmetics. The spectrums (220–400 …

Bioactive profile and functional food applications of banana in food sectors and health: A review

MF Afzal, W Khalid, S Akram, MA Khalid… - … Journal of Food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This review explores the nutritional and pharmacological aspects of banana, as well as their
prospective applications in the food and pharmaceutical sectors. Banana is a widely …

Microwave-assisted extraction of soluble sugars from banana puree with natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES)

AV Gómez, CC Tadini, A Biswas, M Buttrum, S Kim… - Lwt, 2019 - Elsevier
Over-ripe bananas serve as a good source for non-starch polysaccharides (NSP), which can
be used as a functional food ingredient and represent an opportunity for waste utilization …

Lipophilic phytochemicals from banana fruits of several Musa species

C Vilela, SAO Santos, JJ Villaverde, L Oliveira… - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
The chemical composition of the lipophilic extract of ripe pulp of banana fruit from several
banana cultivars belonging to the Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana species (namely …

Antimicrobial activity of selected banana cultivars against important human pathogens, including candida biofilm

RS Jouneghani, AHF Castro, SK Panda, R Swennen… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ten banana (Musa spp.) cultivars were studied for their antimicrobial properties. Three plant
parts (corm, pseudostem and leaves) were collected separately and extracted with different …

Valorisation of chestnut spiny burs and roasted hazelnut skins extracts as bioactive additives for packaging films

T Esposito, NHCS Silva, A Almeida… - Industrial crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The exploitation of agri-food by-products is a pertinent strategy in the context of the
implementation of the circular economy concept in the agri-food industry. Therefore, the …

Banana and its by‐products: A comprehensive review on its nutritional composition and pharmacological benefits

P Kumari, SS Gaur, RK Tiwari - eFood, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bananas are widely popular as a key member of the Musaceae family and also considered
a rich source of several nutrients, especially bioactive compounds. Besides, bananas are …