scholarly journals Promises and Challenges of Microalgal Antioxidant Production

Antioxidants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clementina Sansone ◽  
Christophe Brunet
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Higher Plants ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Natural Antioxidant ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Food Ingredients

The exploration of natural antioxidants for nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals industries has recently increased. This communication aims to grasp the relevance of microalgae in the panorama of natural antioxidant molecules supply to industrial applications as alternatives and/or complements to those typically used from higher plants. Microalgal richness in antioxidant compounds and scavenging ability compared to higher plants is discussed in the context of microalgal biodiversity. We mainly focus on families of powerful antioxidant compounds that have been scarcely investigated in microalgae, such as phenolic compounds, sterols, or vitamins, discussing the promise and challenges of microalgae as providers of health benefits, for instance, through their use as functional food ingredients.

scholarly journals Potential Functional Food Ingredients in Bread and their Health Benefits

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 6533-6542
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Active Ingredients ◽  
Beta Glucan ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Functional Bread ◽  
Technological Advances

In pace with the growing consumer health awareness and technological advances, functional foods incorporated with active ingredients are generating significant attention from researchers and consumers alike. Functional foods enriched with active ingredients provide additional health benefits beyond basic nutritional requirements. Bread has lately been used as a vehicle in the formulation of varying products. For instance, bread containing omega-3 fatty acids, whole grains bread, dietary fiber bread containing inulin, and beta-glucan. The production of functional bread has become a trend. Therefore, this review focused on health properties and potential functional food ingredients such as natural antioxidants in bread.

An overview of the extraction methods of plant-based natural antioxidant compounds

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Nur Fadilah Harun ◽  
Farah Hanim Ab Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Natural Antioxidant ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Different Types

Natural antioxidants are widely used in food additives, application in functional foods or also known as ingredients that offer health benefits that extend beyond their nutritional value, and pharmaceutical. These natural antioxidants such as carotenoids, vitamins, and polyphenol can be obtained from fruit, vegetables, and traditional herbal medicines. However, there have several issues regarding the conventional extraction method to extract natural antioxidants compounds from food and medicinal plants such as require a large volume of solvent and long extraction time. Therefore, new green extraction methods such as microwave-assisted, ultrasound-assisted, pulsed electric field, enzyme-assisted, supercritical fluid, and pressurised liquid, technologies were studied to overcome these constraints. Thus, different types of extraction and their mechanism in natural antioxidant compounds extraction was further discussed in this study. Besides, the main classes, source of natural antioxidants and their health benefits also were presented in this paper.

scholarly journals Extraction Optimization, Structural Characterization, and Antioxidant Activities of Polysaccharides from Cassia Seed (Cassia obtusifolia)

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (15) ◽  
pp. 2817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ding-Tao Wu ◽  
Wen Liu ◽  
Qiao-Hong Han ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
Xian-Rong Xiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Chemical Structures

In order to explore Cassia seed polysaccharides (CSPs) as natural antioxidants for application in the functional-food industry, microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) was optimized for the extraction of CSPs by using a response surface methodology. Furthermore, the chemical structures and antioxidant activities of CSPs extracted by MAE and hot water extraction were investigated and compared. The maximum extraction yield of CSPs extracted by MAE (8.02 ± 0.19%) was obtained at the optimized extraction parameters as follows: microwave power (415 W), extraction time (7.0 min), and ratio of water to raw material (51 mL/g). Additionally, the contents of the uronic acids, molecular weight, ratio of constituent monosaccharides, intrinsic viscosities, and degrees of esterification of CSPs were significantly affected by the MAE method. Moreover, CSPs exhibited remarkable 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) ABTS, 2,2-diphenyl-1-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl) hydrazyl DPPH, nitric oxide, and hydroxyl radical scavenging activities as well as reducing power. The high antioxidant activities observed in CSPs extracted by MAE could be partially attributed to its low molecular weights and high content of unmethylated galacturonic acid. Results indicate that the MAE method could be an efficient technique for the extraction of CSPs with high antioxidant activity, and CSPs could be further explored as functional food ingredients.

scholarly journals ESSENTIAL OIL AND EXTRACTS FROM THYMUS PRAECOX OPIZ SSP. POLYTRICHUS AS NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nada V. Petrović ◽  
Slobodan S. Petrović ◽  
Dubravka Jovičić ◽  
Marina Francišković
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Nutritional Supplements ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Antioxidant Potential ◽  
Synthetic Antioxidants ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Medicinal Value

Spices and herbs have been used for centuries by many cultures to enhance the flavor and aroma offoods. Early cultures also recognized the value of using spices and herbs in preserving foods and fortheir medicinal value. In the present study the essential oil of wild growing Thymus praecox Opiz ssp.polytrichus was isolated by hydrodistillationprocess. Extracts of T. praecox ssp.polytrichuswereprepared by using solvents of varying polarity. Antioxidant potential and ability of essential oil andextractsto neutralize DPPH radicals was investigated. The essential oil showed significantlyhigher antioxidant activity compared with synthetic antioxidants BHA and BHT. This workprovides the basis for the present rapidly increasing interest for the use of natural antioxidants as foodantioxidants, functional food ingredients and/or as nutritional supplements.

scholarly journals Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa) as an Emerging Source for Value-Added Functional Food Ingredients and Nutraceuticals

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (18) ◽  
pp. 4078 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. P. Vasantha Rupasinghe ◽  
Amy Davis ◽  
Shanthanu K. Kumar ◽  
Beth Murray ◽  
Valtcho D. Zheljazkov
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Cannabis Sativa ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Industrial Hemp

Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L., Cannabaceae) is an ancient cultivated plant originating from Central Asia and historically has been a multi-use crop valued for its fiber, food, and medicinal uses. Various oriental and Asian cultures kept records of its production and numerous uses. Due to the similarities between industrial hemp (fiber and grain) and the narcotic/medical type of Cannabis, the production of industrial hemp was prohibited in most countries, wiping out centuries of learning and genetic resources. In the past two decades, most countries have legalized industrial hemp production, prompting a significant amount of research on the health benefits of hemp and hemp products. Current research is yet to verify the various health claims of the numerous commercially available hemp products. Hence, this review aims to compile recent advances in the science of industrial hemp, with respect to its use as value-added functional food ingredients/nutraceuticals and health benefits, while also highlighting gaps in our current knowledge and avenues of future research on this high-value multi-use plant for the global food chain.

scholarly journals Valorisation of Exhausted Olive Pomace by an Eco-Friendly Solvent Extraction Process of Natural Antioxidants

Antioxidants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Gómez-Cruz ◽  
Cristóbal Cara ◽  
Inmaculada Romero ◽  
Eulogio Castro ◽  
Beatriz Gullón
Keyword(s):  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Olive Pomace ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Food Borne ◽  
High Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Gallic Acid Equivalent

Exhausted olive pomace (EOP) is the waste generated from the drying and subsequent extraction of residual oil from the olive pomace. In this work, the effect of different aqueous solvents on the recovery of antioxidant compounds from this lignocellulosic biomass was assessed. Water extraction was selected as the best option for recovering bioactive compounds from EOP, and the influence of the main operational parameters involved in the extraction was evaluated by response surface methodology. Aqueous extraction of EOP under optimised conditions (10% solids, 85 ºC, and 90 min) yielded an extract with concentrations (per g EOP) of phenolic compounds and flavonoids of 44.5 mg gallic acid equivalent and 114.9 mg rutin equivalent, respectively. Hydroxytyrosol was identified as the major phenolic compound in EOP aqueous extracts. Moreover, these extracts showed high antioxidant activity, as well as moderate bactericidal action against some food-borne pathogens. In general, these results indicate the great potential of EOP as a source of bioactive compounds, with potential uses in several industrial applications.

scholarly journals Effect of Spray Drying on the Microencapsulation of Blueberry Natural Antioxidants

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Mariana S. Lingua ◽  
Virginia Salomón ◽  
María V. Baroni ◽  
Jesica E. Blajman ◽  
Luis María Maldonado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Spray Drying ◽  
Encapsulation Efficiency ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Food Ingredients

Phenolic compounds obtained from blueberries have gained great attention due to their more effective bioactive roles in human health than those of whole berries. However, they are sensitive to environmental conditions and are therefore susceptible to degradation affecting their effectiveness. The microencapsulation of these compounds by spray drying provides a solution to these problems. This work aimed to study the effect of spray drying on the microencapsulation of the blueberry phenolic compounds to optimize the production of a powder rich in stable polyphenols. The phenolic extract from blueberries was spray dried under different conditions of inlet air temperatures (140 and 160 °C) and encapsulating agent concentrations (20 and 30% w/v), using maltodextrin (14.7 dextrose equivalent). The drying yield, moisture content, water-solubility, total and surface phenolic content, and encapsulation efficiency of total phenolic were investigated. The results obtained showed that the different conditions evaluated influenced the drying yield, moisture content, surface phenolic content, and encapsulation efficiency of phenolic compounds. In this sense, the powders with the best characteristics were obtained with 30% w/v of maltodextrin at 160 °C inlet temperature. These powders, rich in blueberry polyphenols stabilized by microencapsulation, are easier to handle for application, so they could be used as functional food ingredients.

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