The Benefits of Plant Extracts for Human Health

• Other Authors: Proestos, Charalampos (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; gut microbiota; natural products; diabetes mellitus; complications; mechanisms; pepper; fermentation; hyperglycemia; angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition; antioxidant; Berberis; food preservative; alkaloid; human health; andrographolide; reversed-phase liquid chromatography; quantitative analysis; method validation; anti-inflammatory activity; phenolic acids; emulsions; antioxidants; health properties; multidrug resistance; doxorubicin; MRSA; quorum sensing; biofilm; rice bran; polyphenols; oxidative stress; inflammation; anti-inflammatory; Sideritis raeseri subsp. raeseri; essential oil; antimicrobial; antiproliferative activity; Euphorbia hirta L.; bioactive compounds; in vitro α-amylase inhibition; streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice; Jujube; hydrolysis; anti-inflammation; lung; NF-κB; Nrf2; HO-1; Kadsura spp.; fruit parts; phenolics; antioxidant capacity; in vitro health properties; bud-derivatives; botanicals; UV-Visible spectroscopic fingerprint; chemometrics; targeted chromatographic fingerprint; tomato pomace; extraction; platelet; ultrasound; functional ingredient; n/a
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Summary

Nature has always been, and still is, a source of food and ingredients that are beneficial to human health. Nowadays, plant extracts are increasingly becoming important additives in the food industry due to their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities that delay the development of off-flavors and improve the shelf life and color stability of food products. Due to their natural origin, they are excellent candidates to replace synthetic compounds, which are generally considered to have toxicological and carcinogenic effects. The efficient extraction of these compounds from their natural sources and the determination of their activity in commercialized products have been great challenges for researchers and food chain contributors to develop products with positive effects on human health. The objective of this Special Issue is to highlight the existing evidence regarding the various potential benefits of the consumption of plant extracts and plant-extract-based products, with emphasis on in vivo works and epidemiological studies, the application of plant extracts to improving shelf life, the nutritional and health-related properties of foods, and the extraction techniques that can be used to obtain bioactive compounds from plant extracts.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (226 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-03943-852-5
9783039438518
9783039438525

Access

Open Access