Processing Factors Affecting the Phytochemical and Nutritional Properties of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Waste: A Review

TP Magangana, NP Makunga, OA Fawole, UL Opara - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pomegranate peel has substantial amounts of phenolic compounds, such as hydrolysable
tannins (punicalin, punicalagin, ellagic acid, and gallic acid), flavonoids (anthocyanins and …

Total phenolic contents, antioxidant activities, and bioactive ingredients of juices from pomegranate cultivars worldwide

Z Kalaycıoğlu, FB Erim - Food chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Numerous recent scientific publications investigating the health benefits of pomegranate
juice have greatly increased consumer interest in this fruit. The primary cause of the positive …

Pomegranate biology and biotechnology: A review

JAT da Silva, TS Rana, D Narzary, N Verma… - Scientia …, 2013 - Elsevier
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is one of the oldest known edible fruit tree species,
originating in Central Asia, but with a wide geographical global distribution, reflecting its …

Antibacterial, antioxidant and tyrosinase-inhibition activities of pomegranate fruit peel methanolic extract

OA Fawole, NP Makunga, UL Opara - BMC complementary and alternative …, 2012 - Springer
Background This study evaluated, using in vitro assays, the antibacterial, antioxidant, and
tyrosinase-inhibition activities of methanolic extracts from peels of seven commercially …

Pomegranate as a source of bioactive constituents: A review on their characterization, properties and applications

M Pirzadeh, N Caporaso, A Rauf… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing awareness about the use of compounds obtained from natural sources exerting
health-beneficial properties, including antimicrobial and antioxidant effects, led to increased …

Changes in physical properties, chemical and elemental composition and antioxidant capacity of pomegranate (cv. Ruby) fruit at five maturity stages

OA Fawole, UL Opara - Scientia Horticulturae, 2013 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to investigate the physical and compositional changes as well as
antioxidant properties of pomegranate fruit (cv. Ruby) at five distinct maturity stages between …

Pomegranate as a promising opportunity in medicine and nanotechnology

M Karimi, R Sadeghi, J Kokini - Trends in food science & technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Pomegranate tree is one of the oldest fruit trees known to humans (4000 and 3000 BCE).
Pomegranate blooms as a symbol of life, permanence, wellbeing, femaleness, fertility …

Protective effects of Cynara scolymus leaves extract on metabolic disorders and oxidative stress in alloxan-diabetic rats

M Ben Salem, R Ben Abdallah Kolsi, R Dhouibi… - … and alternative medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with hyperglycemia, inflammatory
disorders and abnormal lipid profiles, currently the extracts from leaves of cynara scolymus …

Effects of storage temperature and duration on physiological responses of pomegranate fruit

OA Fawole, UL Opara - Industrial crops and products, 2013 - Elsevier
Pomegranate fruit (cv.'Bhagwa'and 'Ruby') harvested at commercial maturity were stored at
5±0.3° C, 7±0.5° C and 10±0.4° C with 92±3% relative humidity (RH), and at 22° C …

Anthocyanins from Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) and Their Role in Antioxidant Capacities in Vitro

X Zhao, Z Yuan - Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As phytochemicals, anthocyanins are not only responsible for the diverse colors in nature,
but are associated with broad‐spectrum health‐promoting effects for human beings …