Underutilized green leafy vegetables: frontier in fortified food development and nutrition

T Sarkar, M Salauddin, S Roy… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
From the ancient period, Green leafy vegetables (GLV) are part of the daily diet and were
believed to have several health beneficial properties. Later it has been proved that GLV has …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemicals from edible flowers: Opening a new arena for healthy lifestyle

P Kumari, B Bhargava - Journal of Functional Foods, 2021 - Elsevier
Demand for more attractive and high quality food is growing every day. The increasing
interest in functional foods and nutraceuticals has exaggerated exploration into new foods …

Antioxidant Activity in Extracts from Zingiberaceae Family: Cardamom, Turmeric, and Ginger

P Ballester, B Cerdá, R Arcusa, AM García-Muñoz… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
An increase in life expectancy leads to a greater impact of chronic non-communicable
diseases. This is even more remarkable in elder populations, to whom these become main …

Supercritical fluid extraction as a suitable technology to recover bioactive compounds from flowers

L Lopez-Hortas, P Rodriguez, B Diaz-Reinoso… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flowers are the most fragile plant organ that contains a wide range of variable compounds.
Due to their nutritional, pharmacological and aromatic properties, they have been used in …

An update on the health benefits promoted by edible flowers and involved mechanisms

J Zheng, B Lu, B Xu - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to provide new findings on health effects of edible flowers since
2015. The antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, anti …

[HTML][HTML] Ginger: The pungent spice

C Spence - International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) has long been a popular ingredient in both
medicinal and culinary settings. However, while ginger, and the related galangal, were once …

Application of Box-Behnken design for optimization of phenolics extraction from Leontodon hispidulus in relation to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic …

NM Abd-El-Aziz, MS Hifnawy, AA El-Ashmawy… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
To the best of our knowledge, there have been no phytochemical studies concerning the
wild plant Leontodon hispidulus Boiss.(Asteraceae). Optimization of the green extraction …

The biodiversity of edible flowers: Discovering new tastes and new health benefits

S Benvenuti, M Mazzoncini - Frontiers in plant science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Floriculture and horticulture have always been two parallel and very distinct agronomic
realities. Floriculture is concerned with meeting the ornamental needs of our urban …

Food flavor enhancement, preservation, and bio-functionality of ginger (Zingiber officinale): a review

T Laelago Ersedo, TA Teka… - … Journal of Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a spice widely used across the world due to its nutritional and
bio-functional properties. This review presents the various uses of ginger for maintaining …

Looking to the future, by studying the history of edible flowers

H Rodrigues, C Spence - International Journal of Gastronomy and Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flowers have provided comfort to humans for millennia. Imbued with aesthetic value and
symbolic meaning, they have long been present in funeral rituals, feasts, offerings, and …