How Are Medicinal Plants Useful When Added to Foods?

Nieto, Gema

doi:10.3390/medicines7090058

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“…Herb extracts were used as natural food additives in ancient traditions to improve sensory characteristics thanks to their health properties. The principal components found in plants correspond to four important biochemical classes namely polyphenols, terpenes, glycosides, and alkaloids [ 139 ], and many natural antioxidant compounds. These are now used in medical and pharmaceutical products as substitutes for artificial antioxidants, which are suspected to be a major cause of carcinogenesis [ 72 ].…”

Section: Maps Extracts For Vegetable Oils Enrichmentmentioning

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“…These are now used in medical and pharmaceutical products as substitutes for artificial antioxidants, which are suspected to be a major cause of carcinogenesis [ 72 ]. The use of MAPs in foods is an excellent strategy to enhance the flavor and the aroma of various foods since plant extracts are rich in phytochemicals, which are of particular importance due to their health-promoting effects [ 119 , 139 ]. Plants extracts have been exploited to enrich VOs with natural antioxidants, as discussed in Salta et al [ 140 ].…”

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An Overview on the Use of Extracts from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants to Improve Nutritional Value and Oxidative Stability of Vegetable Oils

Gharby

Oubannin²,

Bouzid³

et al. 2022

Foods

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Oil oxidation is the main factor limiting vegetable oils’ quality during storage, as it leads to the deterioration of oil’s nutritional quality and gives rise to disagreeable flavors. These changes make fat-containing foods less acceptable to consumers. To deal with this problem and to meet consumer demand for natural foods, vegetable oil fabricators and the food industry are looking for alternatives to synthetic antioxidants to protect oils from oxidation. In this context, natural antioxidant compounds extracted from different parts (leaves, roots, flowers, and seeds) of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) could be used as a promising and sustainable solution to protect consumers’ health. The objective of this review was to compile published literature regarding the extraction of bioactive compounds from MAPs as well as different methods of vegetable oils enrichment. In fact, this review uses a multidisciplinary approach and offers an updated overview of the technological, sustainability, chemical and safety aspects related to the protection of oils.

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Section: Maps Extracts For Vegetable Oils Enrichmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Overview on the Use of Extracts from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants to Improve Nutritional Value and Oxidative Stability of Vegetable Oils

Gharby

Oubannin²,

Bouzid³

et al. 2022

Foods

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“…Recently, there has been an increased interest in its therapeutic benefits due to reports on its biological activities. Indeed, medicinal plants are being used in healthcare and everyday nutrition, mainly as functional food and nutraceuticals [ 26 , 27 ], but also as natural preservatives [ 28 , 29 ]. Medicinal plants can be used fresh or dry, in the form of herbal tea, extract, essential oil, or pharmaceutical formulations (tablets, capsules, etc.).…”

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Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activity of Dracocephalum moldavica L. Essential Oil and Hydrolate

Aćimović

Šovljanski

Šeregelj

et al. 2022

Plants

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Steam distillation was used for the isolation of Dracocephalum moldavica L. (Moldavian dragonhead) essential oil (DMEO). This aromatic herbaceous plant is widespread across the Northern Hemisphere regions and has been utilized in health-improving studies and applications. In addition to the DMEO, the hydrolate (DMH), a byproduct of the distillation process, was also collected. The DMEO and DMH were analyzed and compared in terms of their chemical composition, as well as their in vitro biological activities. The main component in DMEO was geranyl acetate, while geranial was dominant in DMH. The DMEO demonstrated better antioxidant and antimicrobial activities compared with the DMH against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Listeria monocytogenes, which represent sources of food-borne illness at the global level. The DMEO and DMH show promise as antioxidant and antimicrobial additives to various products.

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“…Plants are an important component of the biosphere that is essential for the sustainability of entire ecosystems [ 1 ]. They act as the primary source of food for other organisms, which are primarily composed of carbohydrates [ 2 ].…”

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Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Cytotoxicity, and Larvicidal Activities of Selected Synthetic Bis-Chalcones

Kuttithodi¹,

Nikhitha²,

Jacob³

et al. 2022

Molecules

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Plants are known to have numerous phytochemicals and other secondary metabolites with numerous pharmacological and biological properties. Among the various compounds, polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, alkaloids, and terpenoids are the predominant ones that have been explored for their biological potential. Among these, chalcones and bis-chalcones are less explored for their biological potential under in vitro experiments, cell culture models, and animal studies. In the present study, we evaluated six synthetic bis-chalcones that were different in terms of their aromatic cores, functional group substitution, and position of substitutions. The results indicated a strong antioxidant property in terms of DPPH and ABTS radical-scavenging potentials and ferric-reducing properties. In addition, compounds 1, 2, and 4 exhibited strong antibacterial activities against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella enteritidis. The disc diffusion assay values were indicative of the antibacterial properties of these compounds. Overall, the study indicated the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the compounds. Our preliminary studies point to the potential of this class of compounds for further in vivo investigation.

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How Are Medicinal Plants Useful When Added to Foods?

Abstract: Consumers are concerned about the use of synthetic additives in foods and this has forced food processors to find ways to produce food products without the use of these additives [...]

Cited by 16 publications

References 13 publications

An Overview on the Use of Extracts from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants to Improve Nutritional Value and Oxidative Stability of Vegetable Oils

An Overview on the Use of Extracts from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants to Improve Nutritional Value and Oxidative Stability of Vegetable Oils

Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activity of Dracocephalum moldavica L. Essential Oil and Hydrolate

Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Cytotoxicity, and Larvicidal Activities of Selected Synthetic Bis-Chalcones

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