Highlights•Natural food pigments are actively studied because of potential health benefits.•A
diversity of plant and microbial sources has been reported.•Processing effects have been …

Plant mucilage is a renewable and cost-effective source of plant-based compounds that are
biologically active, biodegradable, biocompatible, nontoxic, and environmentally friendly …

As both a traditional medicine and food material, fresh Gastrodia elata requires a curing
process for quality improvement. The effects of steaming and various drying methods (sun …

Tree tomato fruits from the yellow giant, giant purple and New Zealand purple cultivars,
cultivated in Ecuador were analysed for their phenolic composition and antioxidant capacity …

ABSTRACT Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum Cav.) is a sub-tropical fruit with unique flavour
and colour, known to be highly nutritious. Tamarillo has nutritional adequacy score of 7.4 …

This study examined phenolics and anthocyanins present in Amber, Laird's Large and
Mulligan cultivars of tamarillo that were cultivated in Whangarei, Northland of New Zealand …

Abstract Background Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum) is native to South America and is
cultivated in several other parts of the world for its valued fruit. The fruit has therapeutic and …

Carotenoid-rich fractions (CRF) from pulp and peel of a new variety of purple tomato were
investigated in comparison to a Red Cherry variety regarding carotenoids characterization …

In this research, the influence of temperature on the degradation of carotenoids, vitamin C
and provitamin A in tree tomato juice was studied at 70, 80 and 90° C. The thermal …

The study intended to optimize the ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds
using response surface methodology as optimization tool. Initially, four solvents, namely …