[HTML][HTML] Berry polyphenols and human health: Evidence of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, microbiota modulation, and cell-protecting effects

N Pap, M Fidelis, L Azevedo, MAV do Carmo… - Current Opinion in Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Berries have in vitro and in vivo antioxidant properties.•Studies reveal in vitro and
in vivo anti-hypertensive and antihyperglycemic activities.•Berries modulate pro …

New functional foods with cactus components: Sustainable perspectives and future trends

SS Monteiro, RL Almeida, NC Santos, EM Pereira… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The growing interest in a healthy lifestyle has contributed to disseminating perspectives on
more sustainable natural resource management. This review describes promising aspects of …

Nutraceutical Potential of Underutilized Tropical Fruits and Their Byproducts: Phenolic Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, and Biological Activity of Jerivá (Syagrus romanzoffiana) and …

R Danielski, F Shahidi - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Jerivá and butiá are under-valued tropical fruits lacking scientific evidence about their
nutraceutical potential. Therefore, they were investigated for their phenolic compound …

Chemical composition, bioactive compounds, biological activity, and applications of Butia spp.: A review

B da Fonseca Antunes, IH de Lima Costa… - Trends in Food Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The fruit of Butia spp. is native to South America, and its composition is
rich in bioactive compounds, volatile compounds, and fatty acids, which offer health benefits …

Insights into the pigment and non-pigment phenolic profile of polyphenol extracts of jujube peel and their antioxidant and lipid-lowering activities

JF Dou, CE Wu, GJ Fan, TT Li, XJ Li, DD Zhou, JP Zhu… - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the pigment and non-pigment
phenolic profile of polyphenol extracts of jujube peel and their bioactivities. Firstly, the …

Caenorhabditis elegans as an in vivo model for food bioactives: A review

N Mudd, AM Liceaga - Current Research in Food Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is being widely explored as an in vivo model to study
the effects of food bioactives. These nematodes are largely advantageous over other in vivo …

A bio-guided search of anti-steatotic compounds in Opuntia stricta var. dillenii by fast centrifugal partition chromatography

SN Serrano-Sandoval, S Parralejo-Sanz, MG Lobo… - Food Chemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
The fruit extract of Opuntia stricta var. dillenii (OSDE) has been recognized for its effects on
hepatic steatosis, but the compounds responsible for this activity have yet to be precisely …

Discrimination of different prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) accessions by NMR-based metabolomics

M Ramírez-Pérez, D Hidalgo-Martínez… - Journal of Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mexico is one of the main producers of prickly pear worldwide and has around 50 registered
accessions. Despite its great nutritional value, there are no reports on its metabolite profile …

Determination of amino acid content, fatty acid profiles, and phenolic compounds in non-conventional edible fruits of seven species of palm trees (Arecaceae) native to …

CE Rodrigues, L Schäfer, JGN Gregolon… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
The fruits of palm trees (Arecaceae) are a very important food source for fauna and for
humans, despite the still incipient role of these fruits in conventional diet. Seven palm tree …

Opuntia species: A comprehensive review of chemical composition and bio-pharmacological potential with contemporary applications

H Chahdoura, Z Mzoughi, I Ellouze, IG Mekinić… - South African journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to show the diverse applications and the phytochemical and
pharmacological findings in connection with prickly pear plants of the Cactaceae family …