The role of wild fruits and vegetables in delivering a balanced and healthy diet

C Bvenura, D Sivakumar - Food Research International, 2017 - Elsevier
Without a doubt, fruits and vegetables are important components of a balanced and healthy
diet. However, their consumption is very low in the world, with the lowest figures being …

Antioxidant-rich natural fruit and vegetable products and human health

AIO Jideani, H Silungwe, T Takalani… - … Journal of Food …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Antioxidants are important ingredients that are present in fruits and vegetables (FAV). With
increased consumption of FAV in its raw and processed form, a predominantly plant-based …

[PDF][PDF] Neglected and underutilized cultivated crops with respect to indigenous African leafy vegetables for food and nutrition security

S Imathiu - Journal of Food Security, 2021 - academia.edu
Many neglected and underutilized vegetable species such as indigenous African leafy
vegetables have been incorporated in human diets since time immemorial, especially in sub …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of saponins, phenolics, and antioxidants extracted from fenugreek seeds using microwave-assisted extraction and response surface …

S Akbari, NH Abdurahman… - Comptes …, 2019 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé Fenugreek is a multiregional plant mostly found in Asia, the Middle East, and some
European countries. Thus, this study aimed to optimize the microwave-assisted extraction …

A roadmap for breeding orphan leafy vegetable species: a case study of Gynandropsis gynandra (Cleomaceae)

EO Sogbohossou, EG Achigan-Dako… - Horticulture …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Despite an increasing awareness of the potential of “orphan” or unimproved crops to
contribute to food security and enhanced livelihoods for farmers, coordinated research …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant, total phenols and proximate constituents of four tropical leafy vegetables

E Obeng, FM Kpodo, CO Tettey, EK Essuman… - Scientific African, 2020 - Elsevier
Vegetables are the cheapest and readily available sources of vitamins and mineral for most
tropical African diets. The aim of this study was to determine the bioactive and proximate …

A comprehensive review on beneficial dietary phytochemicals in common traditional Southern African leafy vegetables

D Sivakumar, L Chen, Y Sultanbawa - Food science & nutrition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Regular intake of sufficient amounts of certain dietary phytochemicals was proven to reduce
the incidence of noncommunicable chronic diseases and certain infectious diseases. In …

Phytochemical profile, antioxidant, cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities of stem bark extract and fractions of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.: In vitro, in vivo and in silico …

PR Sapkal, AU Tatiya, SD Firke, VK Redasani… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
This study aimed to assess the phytochemical composition, in vitro antioxidant, cytotoxicity,
and in vivo anti-inflammatory activities of the methanolic extract of Ailanthus excelsa …

Potential role of neglected and underutilized plant species in improving women's empowerment and nutrition in areas of sub-Saharan Africa

MV Conti, A Campanaro, P Coccetti… - Nutrition …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
In the context of the nutrition transition, women in sub-Sahara Africa are a critical target
group from a nutrition standpoint, and they experience significant discrimination in food …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant activities and contents of flavonoids and phenolic acids of Talinum triangulare extracts and their immunomodulatory effects

DY Liao, YC Chai, SH Wang, CW Chen… - Journal of food and drug …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, leaves and stems of Talinum triangulare were sequentially extracted with
phosphate buffer solution to obtain PTL and PTS (phosphate buffered extracts of T …