Chemical Constituents and Therapeutic Properties of Himalayan Rhododendron Arboreum - Review

ABSTRACT Nature has plentiful plant sources to fulfil the needs of human beings in terms of food and medicines. Rhododendron tree is one of them. The literature reviewed from online resources suggests that Rhododendron arboretum belongs to family Ericaceae and bears pale pink to deep red colour flowers. It is a national flower of Nepal and a state flower of Uttarakhand. The flowers generally blossom in the months of March to April and June to September. Rhododendron contains significant amount of minerals and many phytochemicals and secondary metabolites like alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, saponins, tannins and steroids. Rhododendron arboreum has various therapeutic properties like anti-diabetic property, anti- inflammatory property, antioxidant property, anti-hyperlipidemic property, anti-cancerous property, cardio protective properties. People of India use it in preparation of many valued products like jellies, squashes, ready to serve drinks etc. But their commercialized value added products are not available. This study suggests for more extensive studies on development of commercial product for utilization of its nutritional and therapeutic value.

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Utility Potential ofParthenium hysterophorusfor Its Strategic Management

Advances in Agriculture ◽

10.1155/2014/381859 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Anita Saini ◽

Neeraj K. Aggarwal ◽

Anuja Sharma ◽

Manpreet Kaur ◽

Anita Yadav

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Control Strategies ◽

Chemical Constituents ◽

Value Added ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Parthenium Hysterophorus ◽

Human Beings ◽

Pharmacological Activities ◽

Competitive Success ◽

Value Added Products

Parthenium hysterophorus, one of the world’s most dangerous weeds, is responsible for huge losses to the biodiversity, agriculture, economy, and health of livestock and human beings. High competitive success rate and adaptability of the species enable it to dominate diverse types of habitats. Various weed control strategies are being used globally to reduce its population to manageable levels. But owing to many limitations associated with the conventional methods, management ofPartheniumstill remains a challenge. Recently large scale utilization has been taken up as a holistic approach for the control of weeds.Parthenium hysterophoruscan be managed by exploiting this weed in diverse fields. In agriculture, it can be used either as green manure or after composting. Industrially it can be used for producing various value added products. The weed also exhibits many environmental applications. Chemical constituents ofPartheniumshow extensive range of pharmacological activities suggesting its role as a chemotherapeutic agent. This review briefly discusses the problem ofPartheniumand enlists its possible utilities which can open new avenues for effective management of this violent weed.

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Shelf Life Assessment of Banana Pseudostem Cutlet

International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology - Regular Issue ◽

10.35940/ijeat.f7910.088619 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 210-214

Keyword(s):

Ph Value ◽

Value Added ◽

Life Assessment ◽

High Moisture ◽

Crude Fibre ◽

Moisture Analysis ◽

Powder Addition ◽

Therapeutic Properties ◽

Value Added Products ◽

Cooking Yield

Banana pseudostems are the biological wastes obtained in huge amounts during each harvest. Their vast quantity aids in difficult disposal. Researches then came up with innovative ideas to produce value added products from them. Based on the medicinal research on banana pseudostem and their rich therapeutic properties, banana pseudostem powders are used in various food products as a means of fiber fortification in biscuts and cookies.In this research, cutlets were produced with the addition of banana pseudostem flour at level 0%(control), 5%, 10%, 15%. Cutlets at level 10 % showed best results and therefore it was evaluated to determine its cooking yield, moisture analysis, ash content, crude fibre, pH and microbial and sensory analysis. Pseudostem powder addition in cutlets resulted in higher cooking yield (98.91%) for treatments in comparison to control while the pH value (6.38) was also higher than the control. The control retained high moisture content (43.33%), ash (2.48%) and crude fiber(0.45%). Sensory evaluation projected minimal differences in texture, colour, overall appearance in treatments on comparison with the controls on 0th, 7th and 14th day . The scores obtained were in the range of acceptability. Cutlet prepared with banana pseudostem powder gained better acceptability than control. This research is a contribution for food fortification. Bananapseudostem powder act as a neutraceutical with its promising medicial properties in enhancing the mineral intake. Utilization of waste into a commercial consumable product is the innovative insight of this study.

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Post Harvest Management of Bael Fruit: A Review

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology ◽

10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i331281 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 26-32

Author(s):

M. Sai Srinivas ◽

S. K. Jain ◽

S. S. Lakhawat ◽

N. K. Jain ◽

Arun Kumar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Value Added ◽

Fruit Trees ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Harvest Management ◽

Post Harvest ◽

Therapeutic Value ◽

Essential Nutrient ◽

Processed Products ◽

Natural Foods ◽

Value Added Products

The bael tree is very hardy and can grow under adverse agro-climatic conditions; unlike other delicate fruit trees. The postharvest system for these fruits is not yet adequately developed, and therefore several handling problems are still common. Bael is a seasonal fruit. Spoilage of bael fruit is mainly due to fungal attack. The stem end of the fruit is very vulnerable to infection. The fruit is presently underutilized but has an important role to play in satisfying the demand for nutritious and delicious natural foods of high therapeutic value. This fruit is rich in anti oxidants and phytochemicals besides some essential nutrient components like vitamins, minerals and dietary fibres etc. No other fruit has such a high content of riboflavin. There is need for processing of bael in to different value added products to reduce the post harvest losses. This paper reviews the literature on post harvest management of bael fruit most notably it covers various facets of post harvest processing, different fruit varieties and its features, handling operations and processed products of bael fruit.

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-ECONOMY IN THE FOOD AND TOURISM INDUSTRY

Knowledge International Journal ◽

10.35120/kij28051681g ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (5) ◽

pp. 1681-1684

Author(s):

Georgi Toskov ◽

Ana Yaneva ◽

Stanko Stankov ◽

Hafize Fidan

Keyword(s):

National Level ◽

Value Added ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Small Companies ◽

Food Sector ◽

Strategic Development ◽

Innovation Potential ◽

Wide Range ◽

Foreign Brands ◽

Value Added Products

The European Commission defines the bioeconomy as "the production of renewable biological resources and the conversion of these resources and waste streams into value added products, such as food, feed, bio-based products and bioenergy. Its sectors and industries have strong innovation potential due to their use of a wide range of sciences, enabling and industrial technologies, along with local and implied knowledge." The Bulgarian food industry faces a lot of challenges on the local and national level, which have direct influence on the structure of the production companies. Most of the enterprises from the food sector produce under foreign brands in order to be flexible partners to the large Bulgarian retail chains. The small companies from the food sector are not able to develop as an independent competitive producer on the territory of their local markets. This kind of companies rarely has a working strategy for positioning on new markets. In order to consolidate their already built positions for long period of time, the producers are trying to optimize their operations in a short term. However, the unclear vision of the companies for the business segment does not allow them to fully develop. Tourism in Bulgaria is a significant contributor to the country's economy.

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Oxidized indium with transformable dimensions for CO2 electroreduction toward formate aided by oxygen vacancies

Sustainable Energy & Fuels ◽

10.1039/d0se00498g ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (7) ◽

pp. 3726-3731

Author(s):

Fenghui Ye ◽

Jinghui Gao ◽

Yilin Chen ◽

Yunming Fang

Keyword(s):

Crucial Role ◽

Oxygen Vacancies ◽

Value Added ◽

Promising Technique ◽

Co2 Electroreduction ◽

Value Added Products

Electroreduction of CO2 into value-added products is a promising technique in which the structure of the catalyst plays a crucial role.

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β-Galactosidases from a Sequence-Based Metagenome: Cloning, Expression, Purification and Characterization

Microorganisms ◽

10.3390/microorganisms9010055 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 55

Author(s):

María Florencia Eberhardt ◽

José Matías Irazoqui ◽

Ariel Fernando Amadio

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Species ◽

Value Added ◽

Raw Material ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Treatment Technology ◽

Catalytic Domains ◽

Stabilization Ponds ◽

Cazy Database ◽

Genes Encoding ◽

Value Added Products

Stabilization ponds are a common treatment technology for wastewater generated by dairy industries. Large proportions of cheese whey are thrown into these ponds, creating an environmental problem because of the large volume produced and the high biological and chemical oxygen demands. Due to its composition, mainly lactose and proteins, it can be considered as a raw material for value-added products, through physicochemical or enzymatic treatments. β-Galactosidases (EC 3.2.1.23) are lactose modifying enzymes that can transform lactose in free monomers, glucose and galactose, or galactooligosacharides. Here, the identification of novel genes encoding β-galactosidases, identified via whole-genome shotgun sequencing of the metagenome of dairy industries stabilization ponds is reported. The genes were selected based on the conservation of catalytic domains, comparing against the CAZy database, and focusing on families with β-galactosidases activity (GH1, GH2 and GH42). A total of 394 candidate genes were found, all belonging to bacterial species. From these candidates, 12 were selected to be cloned and expressed. A total of six enzymes were expressed, and five cleaved efficiently ortho-nitrophenyl-β-galactoside and lactose. The activity levels of one of these novel β-galactosidase was higher than other enzymes reported from functional metagenomics screening and higher than the only enzyme reported from sequence-based metagenomics. A group of novel mesophilic β-galactosidases from diary stabilization ponds’ metagenomes was successfully identified, cloned and expressed. These novel enzymes provide alternatives for the production of value-added products from dairy industries’ by-products.

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Milk Fat Globule Membrane Proteome and Micronutrients in the Milk Lipid Fraction: Insights into Milk Bioactive Compounds

Dairy ◽

10.3390/dairy2020018 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 202-217

Author(s):

Michele Manoni ◽

Donata Cattaneo ◽

Sharon Mazzoleni ◽

Carlotta Giromini ◽

Antonella Baldi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Milk Fat ◽

Lipid Fraction ◽

Value Added ◽

Milk Lipid ◽

Milk Fat Globule Membrane ◽

Fat Globules ◽

Milk Fat Globules ◽

Milk Fat Globule ◽

Fat Globule ◽

Value Added Products

Milk lipids are composed of milk fat globules (MFGs) surrounded by the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM). MFGM protects MFGs from coalescence and enzymatic degradation. The milk lipid fraction is a “natural solvent” for macronutrients such as phospholipids, proteins and cholesterol, and micronutrients such as minerals and vitamins. The research focused largely on the polar lipids of MFGM, given their wide bioactive properties. In this review we discussed (i) the composition of MFGM proteome and its variations among species and phases of lactation and (ii) the micronutrient content of human and cow’s milk lipid fraction. The major MFGM proteins are shared among species, but the molecular function and protein expression of MFGM proteins vary among species and phases of lactation. The main minerals in the milk lipid fraction are iron, zinc, copper and calcium, whereas the major vitamins are vitamin A, β-carotene, riboflavin and α-tocopherol. The update and the combination of this knowledge could lead to the exploitation of the MFGM proteome and the milk lipid fraction at nutritional, biological or technological levels. An example is the design of innovative and value-added products, such as MFGM-supplemented infant formulas.

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