Antioxidants are substances that prevent oxidation of other compounds or neutralize free
radicals. Spices and herbs are rich sources of antioxidants. They have been used in food …

Background Saffron is an enriched pool of bioactives including crocins, crocetin, safranal,
picrocrocins, essential oils, minerals and trace amounts of B1 and B2 vitamins. Obtaining …

Crocin is a bioactive compound that naturally occurs in some medicinal plants, especially
saffron and gardenia fruit. Different conventional and novel methods are used for its …

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world and it is necessary to develop efficient
extraction methods for separation of its bioactive compounds. The aim of this study was to …

Food fraud in herbs and spices is an important topic, which has led to new technologies
being studied as potential tools for fraud identification. Nontargeted technologies have …

Saffron is a spice revered for its unique flavor and health attributes often subjected to
fraudulence. In this study, molecular networking as a visualization tool for UPLC/MS dataset …

The study of plant metabolism impacts a broad range of domains such as plant cultural
practices, plant breeding, human or animal nutrition, phytochemistry and green …

In the last years, there was an increasing interest on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
spectroscopy, whose applications experienced an exponential growth in several research …

Origin verification of high-value saffron is essential for fair trade and to protect consumers'
interests and rights. A traceability method using elemental content (% C and% N) and stable …

Scope and application: The present review focuses on the innovative extraction and
encapsulation methods of the phytochemical constituents from various parts of saffron plant …