Anthocyanin-rich edible flowers, current understanding of a potential new trend in dietary patterns.

M Teixeira, W Tao, A Fernandes, A Faria… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Among the many sources of anthocyanins, edible flowers are regaining interest
for both consumers and researchers due to their nutritional profile and the need for even …

Supercritical fluid extraction as a suitable technology to recover bioactive compounds from flowers

L Lopez-Hortas, P Rodriguez, B Diaz-Reinoso… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flowers are the most fragile plant organ that contains a wide range of variable compounds.
Due to their nutritional, pharmacological and aromatic properties, they have been used in …

Looking to the future, by studying the history of edible flowers

H Rodrigues, C Spence - International Journal of Gastronomy and Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flowers have provided comfort to humans for millennia. Imbued with aesthetic value and
symbolic meaning, they have long been present in funeral rituals, feasts, offerings, and …

Chemical, nutritional and sensory characteristics of six ornamental edible flowers species

J Mlcek, A Plaskova, T Jurikova, J Sochor, M Baron… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ornamental edible flowers can be used as novel nutraceutical sources with valuable
biological properties. The purpose of this study was to establish nutritional, chemical, and …

Mn (II)-mediated self-assembly of tea polysaccharide nanoparticles and their functional role in mice with type 2 diabetes

M Fan, X Zhang, Y Zhao, J Zhi, W Xu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tea polysaccharide (TPS) is a bioactive compound that has attracted increasing attention for
its health effect on regulating the metabolism of glucose and lipid. Moreover, due to their …

[HTML][HTML] Review on edible water lilies and lotus: Future food, nutrition and their health benefits

AL Abelti, TA Teka, G Bultosa - Applied Food Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Water lilies and lotus are regarded as good source of food, nutrition, and medicinal
purposes. This review assessed scientific evidence for application of fifteen species of water …

Residue behaviors, processing factors and transfer rates of pesticides and metabolites in rose from cultivation to consumption

Y Bian, Y Feng, A Zhang, X Qi, X Ma, J Pan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of pesticide residues in rose makes it necessary to pay special attention to the
proper cultivation to consumption. In this study, the inherent regularity of residue behaviors …

Magnesium and manganese induced changes on chemical, nutritional, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the pansy and Viola edible flowers

I de Oliveira, A Chrysargyris, TC Finimundy, M Carocho… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Pansy and viola edible flowers were grown hydroponically with different levels of Mg and
Mn. The nutritional composition was determined using standard methods. Free sugars, fatty …

Novel strategies for enhancing quality stability of edible flower during processing using efficient physical fields: A review

M Feng, M Zhang, B Adhikari, L Chang - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Edible flowers are an exotic part of the human diet due to their distinct sensorial properties
and health benefits. Due to consumers demand edible flowers and their products with …

In Vitro and In Silico Studies to Assess Edible Flowers' Antioxidant Activities

E Kritsi, T Tsiaka, AG Ioannou, V Mantanika, IF Strati… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The incorporation of edible flowers in the human diet and culinary preparations dates back
to ancient times. Nowadays, edible flowers have gained great attention due to their health …