[HTML][HTML] Underutilized plants of the Cactaceae family: Nutritional aspects and technological applications

FF de Araujo, D de Paulo Farias, IA Neri-Numa… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
This review examines the nutritional and functional aspects of some representatives of the
Cactaceae family, as well as its technological potential in the most diverse industrial fields …

Bioactive compounds and health benefits of Pereskioideae and Cactoideae: A review

T da Silveira Agostini-Costa - Food Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Several genera of the Cactoideae and Pereskioideae subfamilies (Hylocereus, Cereus,
Pilosocereus, Stenocereus, Myrtillocactus, Melocactus and Pereskia genera) are often …

Functional properties and physicochemical characteristics of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) seed mucilage powder as a novel hydrocolloid

E Alpizar-Reyes, H Carrillo-Navas… - Journal of Food …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tamarind seed mucilage was isolated and dried with spray dryer. Functional properties and
physicochemical characteristics of the extracted mucilage were evaluated. Functional …

Microencapsulation of betalains obtained from cactus fruit (Opuntia ficus-indica) by spray drying using cactus cladode mucilage and maltodextrin as encapsulating …

MC Otálora, JG Carriazo, L Iturriaga, MA Nazareno… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The microencapsulation of betalains from cactus fruit by spray drying was evaluated as a
stabilization strategy for these pigments. The betalains used as active agent were extracted …

Nano polysaccharides derived from aloe vera and guar gum as a potential fat replacer for a promising approach to healthier cake production

VP Aswathy, A Bains, K Sridhar, P Chawla… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, there increment demand for healthier food options that can replace high-fat
ingredients in bakery products without compromising their taste and texture. This research …

From plant to nanomaterial: Green extraction of nanomucilage from Cordia dichotoma fruit and its multi-faceted biological and photocatalytic attributes

MM Tosif, A Bains, K Sridhar, SB Dhull, N Ali… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the extraction efficiency of mucilage from Cordia dichotoma
fruits using various aqueous extraction methods, including microwave-assisted water …

Effect of different drying procedures on the bioactive polysaccharide acemannan from Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller)

R Minjares-Fuentes, VM Rodríguez-González… - Carbohydrate …, 2017 - Elsevier
The main effects of different drying procedures: spray-, industrial freeze-, refractance window-
and radiant zone-drying, on acemannan, the main bioactive polysaccharide from Aloe vera …

A systematical rheological study of polysaccharide from Sophora alopecuroides L. seeds

Y Wu, R Guo, N Cao, X Sun, Z Sui, Q Guo - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
The rheological properties of polysaccharide (SAP) from Sophora alopecuroides L. seeds
were systematically investigated by fitting different models. The steady flow testing indicated …

Mucilage Extracted from Dragon Fruit Peel (Hylocereus undatus) as Flocculant for Treatment of Dye Wastewater by Coagulation and Flocculation Process

OTH Le, LN Tran, VT Doan, QV Pham… - … Journal of Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Dye wastewater from textile industries shows very low biodegradability due to high
molecular weight and complex structures of dyes. So far, the most simple method for …

A comprehensive review of plant-based mucilages as promising candidates for water remediation

S Javed, Z Zulfiqar, Z Fatima, G Muhammad… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Biodegradable, economical, eco-friendly, and readily available plant-based
mucilages have advanced the water treatment technology significantly and replaced the …