Functional foods: Product development, technological trends, efficacy testing, and safety

D Granato, FJ Barba… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Functional foods is a very popular term in the social and scientific media; consequently, food
producers have invested resources in the development of processed foods that may provide …

Selenium and selenoproteins in health

F Zhang, X Li, Y Wei - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential for health. After being obtained from food and
taken up by the liver, selenium performs various physiological functions in the body in the …

Production and use of selenium nanoparticles as fertilizers

SV Gudkov, GA Shafeev, AP Glinushkin, AV Shkirin… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The synergy problem was discussed linking Se nanoparticles and different soil fertility
agents. Se zero-valent-state nanoparticles were investigated as fertilizers and antioxidants …

Selenium biofortification: Strategies, progress and challenges

OP Danso, B Asante-Badu, Z Zhang, J Song, Z Wang… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals. Its necessity for plants
is still under examination. Due to the contradictory nature of Se and its significance, it has …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in selenium supplementation: From selenium-enriched yeast to potential selenium-enriched insects, and selenium nanoparticles

L Ferrari, DMIR Cattaneo, R Abbate, M Manoni… - Animal Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient that plays an important role in animal and
human development and physiological homoeostasis. This review surveys the role of Se in …

The role and mechanism of essential selenoproteins for homeostasis

R Ye, J Huang, Z Wang, Y Chen, Y Dong - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is one of the essential trace elements that plays a biological role in the body,
mainly in the form of selenoproteins. Selenoproteins can be involved in the regulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Selenium nanoparticles synthesized using an eco-friendly method: dye decolorization from aqueous solutions, cell viability, antioxidant, and antibacterial …

BA Al Jahdaly, NS Al-Radadi, GMG Eldin… - journal of materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) were fabricated using a green microwave technique in the
presence of ascorbic acid. The morphological features indicated that the semi-spherical …

The health benefits of selenium in food animals: a review

BM Pecoraro, DF Leal, A Frias-De-Diego… - Journal of animal …, 2022 - Springer
Selenium is an essential trace mineral important for the maintenance of homeostasis in
animals and humans. It evinces a strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and potential …

Special tea products featuring functional components: Health benefits and processing strategies

G Yang, Q Meng, J Shi, M Zhou, Y Zhu… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The functional components in tea confer various potential health benefits to humans. To
date, several special tea products featuring functional components (STPFCs) have been …

[HTML][HTML] Selenium–An environmentally friendly micronutrient in agroecosystem in the modern era: An overview of 50-year findings

D Moulick, A Mukherjee, A Das, A Roy… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Agricultural productivity is constantly being forced to maintain yield stability to feed the
enormously growing world population. However, shrinking arable and nutrient-deprived soil …