Food colour additives: A synoptical overview on their chemical properties, applications in food products, and health side effects

MM Silva, FH Reboredo, FC Lidon - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Colour is one of the most relevant organoleptic attributes that directly affects consumers'
acceptance and food selection. However, as food colouring pigments are generally unstable …

Antioxidant potential of propolis, bee pollen, and royal jelly: Possible medical application

J Kocot, M Kiełczykowska… - Oxidative medicine …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Honeybees products comprise of numerous substances, including propolis, bee pollen, and
royal jelly, which have long been known for their medicinal and health‐promoting properties …

New insights into the biological and pharmaceutical properties of royal jelly

S Ahmad, MG Campos, F Fratini, SZ Altaye… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Royal jelly (RJ) is a yellowish-white and acidic secretion of hypopharyngeal and mandibular
glands of nurse bees used to feed young worker larvae during the first three days and the …

Synthetic azo-dye, Tartrazine induces neurodevelopmental toxicity via mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in zebrafish embryos

B Haridevamuthu, R Murugan, B Seenivasan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Tartrazine (TZ), or E 102 or C Yellow, is a commonly used azo dye in the food and
dyeing industries. Its excessive usage beyond permissible levels threatens human health …

Health promoting properties of bee royal jelly: Food of the queens

N Collazo, M Carpena, B Nuñez-Estevez, P Otero… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Royal jelly (RJ) demand is growing every year and so is the market for functional foods in
general. RJ is formed by different substances, mainly carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids, but …

Royal jelly as an intelligent anti-aging agent—A focus on cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease: A review

AM Ali, H Kunugi - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The astronomical increase of the world's aged population is associated with the increased
prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases, heightened disability, and extremely high costs …

Hypoxia, oxidative stress, and immune evasion: a trinity of the trichothecenes T-2 toxin and deoxynivalenol (DON)

L You, Y Zhao, K Kuca, X Wang, P Oleksak… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
T-2 toxin and deoxynivalenol (DON) are type A and B trichothecenes, respectively. They
widely occur as pollutants in food and crops and cause a series of toxicities, including …

Bee products: A representation of biodiversity, sustainability, and health

A Durazzo, M Lucarini, M Plutino, L Lucini, R Aromolo… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biodiversity strengthens the productivity of any ecosystem (agricultural land, forest, lake,
etc.). The loss of biodiversity contributes to food and energy insecurity; increases …

Apitherapy for Parkinson's disease: A focus on the effects of propolis and royal jelly

AM Ali, H Kunugi - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The vast increase of world's aging populations is associated with increased risk of age‐
related neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD). PD is a widespread …

Toxicological and safety assessment of tartrazine as a synthetic food additive on health biomarkers: A review

KA Amin, FS Al-Shehri - African Journal of Biotechnology, 2018 - academicjournals.org
Recently, progressive use of synthetic food additives increase the attention paid on their
benefit and toxicity in food, especially for the young. One of these additives is artificial azo …