Opuntia spp. are crops well adapted to adverse environments and have great economic
potential. Their constituents, including fruits, cladodes, and flowers, have a high nutritional …

Olive (Olea europaea L.) leaves are an abundant byproduct in the olive oil industry
characterized by high quantities of phenols. The content of these molecules in olive leaves …

Three juices obtained respectively from pomegranate, prickly pear and orange fruit were
separately concentrated using an innovative technique, that allow to obtain a final product …

Consumers are increasingly interested in healthy food and meat products with new health
attributes, such as natural antioxidants and dietary fibre. This study attempts to investigate …

BACKGROUND Vacuum packaging has the ability to reduce oxidative deterioration and
microbial‐induced spoilage of meat. However, in an oxygen‐free environment, it can lead to …

In this study, pepper (Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim.) leaf (ZL) extract was added to larou
to investigate the improvement in the quality of physicochemical properties, texture, water …

The demand for natural antioxidants has increased as research efforts aim to identify various
plant sources that could be considered sustainable alternatives to preserve the quality of …

There is a universal increase from an animal‐based diet towards healthy plant‐based foods.
Opuntia fruit pulp (OFP) as a pigment/hydrocolloid complex provides excellent functional …

This volume reviews achievements in bioprocess and biosystems engineering, biosynthesis,
food, agriculture, and biotechnology-related issues. Considering the fact that biological …

Plants belonging to the Cactaceae family are xerophytes, distributed in arid and semi-arid
zones. Opuntia ficus-indica is a perennial cactus native to the American continent, adapted …