Anthocyanin and recent development as functional food

Fenugreek: Potential Applications as a Functional Food and Nutraceutical

Fenugreek (Trigonella  foenum graecum), native to southern Europe and Asia, is an annual herb with white flowers and hard, yellowish brown and angular seeds, known from ancient times, for nutritional value beside of its medicinal effects. Fenugreek seeds are rich source of gum, fiber, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins and volatile content. Due to its high content of fiber, fenugreek could be...

fenugreek: potential applications as a functional food and nutraceutical

fenugreek (trigonella  foenum graecum), native to southern europe and asia, is an annual herb with white flowers and hard, yellowish brown and angular seeds, known from ancient times, for nutritional value beside of its medicinal effects. fenugreek seeds are rich source of gum, fiber, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins and volatile content. due to its high content of fiber, fenugreek could be used...

Nasunin, an Antioxidant Anthocyanin from Eggplant Peels, as Natural Dye to Avoid Food Allergies and Intolerances

In recent years, the increasing use of synthetic dyes showed an increase of allergic contact dermatitis with tissues, food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. This paper describes a method for extracting quickly, efficiently and economically a natural dye the Nasunin, a purple anthocyanin. To assess the potential sensitizing effect on the skin, have been formulated and applied to the healthy...

Flaxseed as a functional food source

Indigenous mucuna tempe as functional food.

The aim of the present study was to obtain the nutritive and bioactive compounds of mucuna tempe and the consumer preference of its formulated snack. The tempe was made traditionally from mucuna prurience seeds using 'ragi tempe' as inoculants. Proximate, vitamin, mineral and dietary fibre analysis was done using the methods of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, isoflavone was ana...