Tea and coffee are caffeinated beverages commonly consumed around the world in daily
life. Tea from Camellia sinensis is widely available and is a good source of caffeine and …

Supercritical fluid extraction with carbon dioxide has been demonstrated to be an attractive
method to apply to different processes involved in the food industry due to several …

The genus llex L. has been used as remedies in traditional Chinese medicine in
Aquifoliaceae and beverages for thousands of years due to abundant pharmaceutical …

This work aimed to optimize an aqueous extract rich in phenolic compounds and potential
functional properties made of Ilex paraguariensis, Melissa officinalis, and Cymbopogon …

Plants from the Ilex genus are known for properties such as antimicrobial and anti-
inflammatory activity, can act as antiobesity agents and thus can be helpful in medicine …

The leaves, stems and whole plant of Ilex paraguariensis (yerba mate) were characterized in
terms of their chemical composition and biological activities in order to determine which part …

Intelligent and active films were prepared using furcellaran (FUR). The FUR films were
modified with various antibacterial material including natural extracts from green tea (GTE) …

The use of medicinal plants mixed with yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) has been poorly
studied in the ethnopharmacological literature so far. The Paraguayan Mestizo people have …

The drying process used to obtain active food additives is critical to ensure its functionality.
In this study, freeze-and spray-drying techniques were evaluated for encapsulation of …

Great efforts have been made to increase the bioaccessibility of bioactive compounds from
plant sources. This can be achieved by the innovative and effective method of biosorption of …