Recently, there has been a paradigm shift from conventional therapies to relatively safer
phytotherapies. This divergence is crucial for the management of various chronic diseases …

Okra is an economically important vegetable crop grown in tropical and sub-tropical parts of
the world. This paper was aimed to review nutritional quality and potential health benefits of …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The prevalence of diabetes is on a steady increase
worldwide and it is now identified as one of the main threats to human health in the 21st …

BACKGROUND Africa is a huge continent that straddles the equator, extending from 37 N
and 35 S and endowed with an enormous wealth of plant resources. Over 50,000 distinct …

Metal oxide nanoparticles synthesized by the biological method represent the most recent
research in nanotechnology. This study reports the rapid and ecofriendly approach for the …

This study evaluated freeze drying combined with microwave vacuum drying (FD-MVD) for
functional okra snacks. FD-MVD was compared using four different drying methods: hot air …

Vacuum freeze-drying is a new and high technology on agricultural product dehydrating dry,
but it faces the high cost problem caused by high energy consumption. This study …

The main features of the okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.), are highlighted. The evaluation
of interactions between biologically active compounds and other components of the food …

Okra is a widely accepted vegetable in subtropical and tropical regions due to the good
palatability. However, the polysaccharide compositions remain unclear. In this work, the …

The promotion and consumption of indigenous vegetables could help to mitigate food
insecurity and alleviate malnutrition in developing countries. Nutrient and antinutrient …