The chemical composition and bioactive properties of two plants (Calendula officinalis L. and Mentha cervina L.) were studied. Their nutritional value revealed a high content of carbohydrates and low fat levels, and very similar energy values. However, they presented different profiles in phenolic compounds and fatty acids; C. officinalis presented mainly glycosylated flavonols and saturated fa...

Alkaloids, tannins, saponins, steroid, terpenoid, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and cardie glycoside distribution in five medicinal plants belonging to different families were assessed and compared. The medicinal plants investigated were Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees, Psassiflora edulis Sims, Berberis tinctoria Lesch, Sphaeranthus indicus Linn, and Solanum trilobatum Linn. All the plants w...

The market of plant-based nutraceuticals and food supplements is continuously growing due to the increased consumer demand. The introduction of new products with relevant nutritional characteristics represents a new way of providing bioactive compounds and (poly)phenols to consumers, becoming a strategy to ideally guarantee the health benefits attributed to plant foodstuffs and allowing the inc...

There are several species of plants used by traditional communities in the Brazilian semiarid. An approach used in the search for natural substances that possess therapeutic value is ethnobotany or ethnopharmacology. Active substances that have phenolic groups in their structure have great pharmacological potential. To establish a quantitative relationship between the species popularly consider...

The objectives of this research were to evaluate antioxidant activities and nutritional components, including phenolic acid, catechin, organic acid, sugar, and amino acid, of persimmon juice from persimmons grown in different regions around Korea. Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) exhibits potent antioxidant effects in DPPH, ABTS, reducing power, and FRAP methods of analysis. The levels of nutritional...

Wine contains important amounts of antioxidants, which contribute to the protection body from oxidative stress and associated diseases. This study aims characterize bioactive characteristics individual polyphenolic composition different white red musts corresponding wines obtained at Stefanesti vineyard, Romania, observe evolution main phenolic compounds wines. General (total polyphenols, total...

Tomatoes are one of the essential fruit consumed throughout world. Lacks storage facilities to mitigate post harvest loss still remain a greater problem. Drying is an important and traditional process remove moisture from food. The basic principle drying prevent microorganisms increases shelf life without deteriorating. aim study was determine proximate, mineral anti nutritional compositions dr...

Antioxidants generally possess the ability to protect the body from damage caused by free radical induced oxidative stress and disorders. Polyphenolics, especially flavonoids from plants serve as a good source of antioxidants. Investigation on the efficiency of these phenolics is of interest during recent years. The purpose of this work is to determine the total phenolic content, total flavonoi...

Brenes, A., Rotter, B. A., Marquardt, R. R. and Guenter, W. 1993. The nutritional value of raw, autoclaved and dehulled peas (Piszrz sativum L.) in chicken diets as affected by enzyme supplementation. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 73: 605 614. The effects ofadded crude enzyme preparations, autoclaving and dehulling on the nutritional value of diets containing a low-tannin (Trapper) and high-tannin (Maple)...