Nutraceuticals: a piece of history, present status and outlook

Andlauer, Wilfried; Fürst, Peter

doi:10.1016/s0963-9969(01)00179-x

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“…Chemically, DFs are homo-polymers of glucose units in hetero-structural configuration of β(1,3:1,4) bonds in cereals or β(1,3:1,6) bonds in microorganisms. The water-soluble types are mainly β-glucans, gums, pectins, mucilages and arabinoxylans while the water-insoluble types are lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose (AACC 2001;Andlauer and Furst 2002;Charalampopoulos et al, 2002). DFs are very essential components of diets responsible for good health and wellbeing.…”

Section: Micro-nutrient Composition and Caloric Valuementioning

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Burukutu: Healthy and Superior Indigenous African Traditional Opaque Beverage

Ogbonna¹,

Abuajah²,

Umanah³

2016

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This study was aimed at deepening knowledge on the social superiority based on the functionality and healthiness of burukutu opaque beverage, brewed with four cereals (sorghum, millet; maize and composite materials of the three cereals in equal ratio). Whereas sorghum-based burukutu beverage samples gave the highest levels of carbohydrate (24.04 ± 0.02%), ascorbic acid (0.15 ± 0.00 μg/100 g), magnesium (25.14 ± 0.03 mg/100 g), iron (4.17 ± 0.01 μg/100 g), and sodium (1.58 ± 0.02 mg/100 g); total fat (5.06 ± 0.02%), Ca 2+ (3.96 ± 0.02 mg/100 g) and Mn 2+ (4.71 ± 0.03 mg/100 g) varied the highest in millet-based burukutu beverage samples. Similarly, crude protein (15.14 ± 0.01%), total fibre (2.88 ± 0.31%) and ash (4.30 ± 0.02%) levels were highest in the maize-based burukutu samples while vitamin A precursors: β-carotene (1.89 ± 0.02 μg/100 g) and retinol (1.21 ± 0.01 μg/100 g) levels were highest in the composite material-based burukutu samples. However, variations in nutrient composition and caloric value amongst all samples were not significantly (p < 0.05) different. The study revealed that the indigenous African traditional burukutu opaque beverage is a healthy beverage which contains some functional phytochemical ingredients that can prevent the onset of certain chronic degenerative diseases including hypertension. On the basis of its nutrient composition, burukutu, therefore, is a superior traditional beverage that should be conferred some form of high social status.

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Burukutu: Healthy and Superior Indigenous African Traditional Opaque Beverage

Ogbonna¹,

Abuajah²,

Umanah³

2016

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“…However, besides these essential components, there are many compounds the intake of which is not unavoidable for man but their consumption favourably affects the state of the organism (Andlauer & Fürst 2002;Lukáčová & Karovičová 2003). Such substances include isolated nutrients, nourishing supplements, modified "designer foods", functional foods, plant products, and processed products such as cereals, soups, and juices which are rich in phytochemicals and have the protective effect against some diseases (Charalampopoulos et al 2002).…”

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Determination of water-insoluble β-D-glucan in the whole-grain cereals and pseudocereals

Hozova¹,

Kuniak²,

Moravcikova³

et al. 2007

Czech J. Food Sci.

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Hozová B., Kuniak Ľ., Moravčíková P., Gajdošová A. (2007): Determination of water-insoluble β-d-glucan in the whole-grain cereals and pseudocereals. Czech J. Food Sci., 25: 316-324.Water-insoluble β-(1,3)-d-glucan (lichenan) was determined in 43 samples of various cereal (oats, barley, wheat, millet) and pseudocereal (buckwheat, amaranth) cultivars using a modified procedure with fungal α-amylase (Fermizyme P 300). The content of water-insoluble β-glucan varied in the dependence on the cereal species and cultivars. The highest content was registered in covered oat cultivars (Cyril and the new breeding cultivar PS-100) ranging from 26.7 to 28.2 g/100 g dry matter (d.m.) followed by less traditional cereals such as millet (Panicum miliaceum L.), amaranth (Amaranthus sp. L.), and buckwheat (Fagopyrum) -more than 20 g/100 g d.m. A somewhat lower average content of water-insoluble β-glucan was found in wheat -12.7-16.2 g/100 g d.m., in spelt wheat -8.5 g/100 g d.m., and in oats -varying between 15.3 and 18.7 g/100 g d.m.

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“…A nutraceutical can be defined as a substance that may be considered a food or part of a food and may possibly provide medical or health benefits such as the prevention and treatment of disease. Nutraceuticals may range from isolated nutrients and dietary supplements to genetically engineered "designer" foods, herbal products and processed products such as cereals, soups and beverages [3].…”

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Compounds from Wild Mushrooms with Antitumor Potential

Ferreira¹,

Vaz²,

Vasconcelos³

et al. 2010

ACAMC

254

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For thousands of years medicine and natural products have been closely linked through the use of traditional medicines and natural poisons. Mushrooms have an established history of use in traditional oriental medicine, where most medicinal mushroom preparations are regarded as a tonic, that is, they have beneficial health effects without known negative side-effects and can be moderately used on a regular basis without harm. Mushrooms comprise a vast and yet largely untapped source of powerful new pharmaceutical products. In particular, and most importantly for modern medicine, they represent an unlimited source of compounds which are modulators of tumour cell growth. Furthermore, they may have potential as functional foods and sources of novel molecules. We will review the compounds with antitumor potential identified so far in mushrooms, including low-molecular-weight (LMW, e.g.

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Nutraceuticals: a piece of history, present status and outlook

Cited by 203 publications

References 35 publications

Burukutu: Healthy and Superior Indigenous African Traditional Opaque Beverage

Burukutu: Healthy and Superior Indigenous African Traditional Opaque Beverage

Determination of water-insoluble β-D-glucan in the whole-grain cereals and pseudocereals

Compounds from Wild Mushrooms with Antitumor Potential

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