Lycopene is a bioactive red pigment found in plants, especially in red fruits and vegetables,
including tomato, pink guava, papaya, pink grapefruit, and watermelon. Several research …

The dietary intake of lycopene is recommended, demonstrated by the health-promoting
properties important through all phases of human life, however it is currently not considered …

Alongside paper, plastic, metal and glass, an important segment in the recycling area is
represented by the wastes of different vegetal processing industries. These by-products …

Tomatoes produce the bioactive compounds lycopene and α-tomatine that are reported to
have potential health-promoting effects in animals and humans, but our understanding of the …

Saffron, a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, is rich in carotenoids. Two main
natural carotenoids of saffron, crocin and crocetin, are responsible for its color. Preclinical …

Food by-products contain a remarkable source of bioactive molecules with many benefits for
humans; therefore, their exploitation can be an excellent opportunity for the food sector …

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has become the method of choice for
carotenoid analysis. Although a number of normal-phase columns have been reported …

Dietary interventions are key nutritional strategies to prevent, improve, and prolong the
survival of cancer patients. Lycopene, one of the strongest natural antioxidants, and its …

Main conclusion Medicinal and aromatic plants are known to produce secondary
metabolites that find uses as flavoring agents, fragrances, insecticides, dyes and drugs …

The current study demonstrated the electrospinning technique to stabilize the carotenoids.
Gelatin nanofibers containing the carotenoids extracted from tomato peel (TP) were …