Native berries of Chile: a comprehensive review on nutritional aspects, functional properties, and potential health benefits

Edible flowers have been widely consumed for ages until now. The attractive colors and shapes, exotic aroma, and delightful taste make edible flowers very easy to attain. Moreover, they also provide health benefits for consumers due to the unique composition and concentration of antioxidant compounds in the matrices. Knowing the bioactive compounds and their functional properties from edible flowers is necessary to diversify the usage and reach broader consumers. Therefore, this reported review could be useful for functional product development, engaging the discussed edible flowers. We present a comprehensive review of edible flower composition and the functional properties of their antioxidant compounds, mainly phenolics.

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Exploring the relationship between exposure to technological and gastrointestinal stress and probiotic functional properties of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria

Canadian Journal of Microbiology ◽

10.1139/cjm-2016-0186 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 62 (9) ◽

pp. 715-725 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

O.D. Amund

Keyword(s):

Functional Properties ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Stress Conditions ◽

Probiotic Properties ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Potential Health ◽

Colonization Potential ◽

Protective Strategies ◽

Processing And Storage ◽

The Impact

Strains of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are considered probiotic because of their associated potential health benefits. Probiotics are commonly administered orally via incorporation into food products. Microorganisms for use as probiotics encounter stress conditions, which include acid, bile, osmotic, oxidative, heat and cold stresses. These can occur during processing and storage and during passage through the gastrointestinal tract, and can affect viability. Probiotic bacteria have to remain viable to confer any health benefits. Therefore, the ability to withstand technological and gastrointestinal stresses is crucial probiotic selection criteria. While the stress tolerance mechanisms of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria are largely understood, the impact of exposure to stressful conditions on the functional properties of surviving probiotic microorganisms is not clear. This review explores the potentially positive and negative relationships between exposure to stress conditions and probiotic functional properties, such as resistance to gastric acid and bile, adhesion and colonization potential, and tolerance to antibiotics. Protective strategies can be employed to combat negative effects of stress on functional properties. However, further research is needed to ascertain synergistic relationships between exposure to stress and probiotic properties.

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Exploring Potential Therapeutic Properties of Camel Milk

Handbook of Research on Health and Environmental Benefits of Camel Products - Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-1604-1.ch007 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 123-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Omar Amin Alhaj

Keyword(s):

Functional Properties ◽

Nutritive Value ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Camel Milk ◽

Antidiabetic Activity ◽

Potential Health ◽

Anti Cancer ◽

Therapeutic Properties ◽

Available Information ◽

Antihypertensive Properties

This chapter highlights the potential health benefits of camel milk including antioxidant, anti-cancer activity, antihypertensive properties, antidiabetic activity, antimicrobial activity, hypoallergenicity activity, and anti-Crohn's disease. In addition to the most recent identified functional properties of camel milk. The bioactivity of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), D and L amino acid, as well as oligosaccharide in camel milk will be also discussed. The proposed mechanisms behind these properties and potential health benefits are explained. This chapter also describes composition and nutritive value of camel milk and their association to functional properties. The current available information in the literature on camel milk is covered too.

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Feasibility of commercial breadmaking using chickpea as an ingredient: Functional properties and potential health benefits

Journal of Food Science ◽

10.1111/1750-3841.15759 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Catherin Herrera A. ◽

Elvira Gonzalez de Mejia

Keyword(s):

Functional Properties ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Potential Health

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Goat Milk: Compositional, Technological, Nutritional, and Therapeutic Aspects

10.20944/preprints202108.0097.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed R. A. Hammam ◽

Saleh M. Salman ◽

Mohamed S. Elfaruk ◽

Khalid A. Alsaleem

Keyword(s):

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Milk Production ◽

Dairy Products ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Goat Milk ◽

Milk Composition ◽

Potential Health ◽

Nutritional Values ◽

Comprehensive Review ◽

Milk Products

Since the 1980s, a growing interest in goat milk was noticed due to the nutritional values and health benefits of this milk, which resulted in increasing goat populations and milk production worldwide. This comprehensive review elaborates on goat milk composition compared to other types of milk. It is also an overview of goat milk production, properties, nourishment-value, applications in dairy products, and potential health benefits. Goat milk composition and its characteristics are slightly different from other types of milk and can be utilized to manufacture many dairy products. Fresh goat milk and goat milk products (e.g., yogurt and kefir were found to provide various potential health benefits, such as anti-inflammatory, prevent cardiovascular disease, anti-diabetic and antihypertensive, strengthen bones, boost immunity, and improve metabolism.

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