One of the main consequences of population growth is that an equivalent food production increase is needed. To meet this basic need of society and ensure growth in food production, it is necessary the use of agrochemicals such as herbicides, preventing competition between crops and weeds for soil nutrients. This growth in use of agrochemicals has historically had undesirable consequences due to...

Curcumin, a hydrophobic polyphenol found in rhizome of turmeric (curcuma longa) is one the generally used spice Asian countries. It has been through studies that it numerous health promoting properties and proved to have curative as possesses antioxidant anti-inflammatory properties. Due low oral bioavailability, decreased solubility, quick metabolism removal from body, challenging achieve maxi...

Essential oils active components emerged as captivating antimicrobials to control biofilms developed on food contact surfaces. Free and nanoencapsulated carvacrol (CAR) thymol (THY) were assessed against Salmonella Enteritidis adhered stainless steel. The spherical nanocapsules using the spray-drying technique showed an average size ranged between 159.25 234.76 nm zeta potential values 23.60 24...

Lycopene, rich in red, yellow, or orange-colored fruits and vegetables, is the most potent antioxidant among other carotenoids available human blood plasma. It evident that regular lycopene intake can prevent chronic diseases like cardiovascular diseases, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, kidney cancer. However, thermal processing, light, oxygen, enzymes gastrointestinal tract (GIT) compromise bio...