The contribution of fungi to the global economy

AGT Niego, C Lambert, P Mortimer, N Thongklang… - Fungal Diversity, 2023 - Springer
Fungi provide ecological and environmental services to humans, as well as health and
nutritional benefits, and are vital to numerous industries. Fermented food and beverage …

Natural pigments: Anthocyanins, carotenoids, chlorophylls, and betalains as colorants in food products

BG Nabi, K Mukhtar, W Ahmed, MF Manzoor… - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural pigments are widely utilized as food additives nowadays to impart color or improve
the taste of the food products. These pigments are significant food compounds used in the …

Natural food colorants and preservatives: A review, a demand, and a challenge

C Novais, AK Molina, RMV Abreu… - Journal of agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The looming urgency of feeding the growing world population along with the increasing
consumers' awareness and expectations have driven the evolution of food production …

Review of the antioxidant potential of flavonoids as a subgroup of polyphenols and partial substitute for synthetic antioxidants

SH Hassanpour, A Doroudi - Avicenna journal of …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This review describes the antioxidant activity of flavonoids as a subgroup of
polyphenols and a partial or entire substitute for synthetic antioxidants. Materials and …

Chitosan, chitosan derivatives, and chitosan-based nanocomposites: Eco-friendly materials for advanced applications (a review)

A El-Araby, W Janati, R Ullah, S Ercisli… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
For many years, chitosan has been widely regarded as a promising eco-friendly polymer
thanks to its renewability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity, and ease of …

[HTML][HTML] Terpenoids and polyphenols as natural antioxidant agents in food preservation

I Gutiérrez-del-Río, S López-Ibáñez… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Synthetic antioxidant food additives, such as BHA, BHT and TBHQ, are going through a
difficult time, since these products generate a negative perception in consumers. This has …

[HTML][HTML] The versatility of antioxidant assays in food science and safety—Chemistry, applications, strengths, and limitations

N Bibi Sadeer, D Montesano, S Albrizio, G Zengin… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, there is a growing interest in screening and quantifying antioxidants from
biological samples in the quest for natural and effective antioxidants to combat free radical …

Valorization of food waste to produce value-added products based on its bioactive compounds

Z Liu, TSP de Souza, B Holland, F Dunshea, C Barrow… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rapid growth of the global population and changes in lifestyle have led to a significant
increase in food waste from various industrial, agricultural, and household sources. Nearly …

Functional foods: Product development, technological trends, efficacy testing, and safety

D Granato, FJ Barba… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Functional foods is a very popular term in the social and scientific media; consequently, food
producers have invested resources in the development of processed foods that may provide …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant compounds from microalgae: A review

N Coulombier, T Jauffrais, N Lebouvier - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
The demand for natural products isolated from microalgae has increased over the last
decade and has drawn the attention from the food, cosmetic and nutraceutical industries …