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Hernández-Pérez T, Paredes-López O. Selected Mesoamerican Crops - Anti-Obesity Potential and Health Promotion. A Review. PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2024; 79:563-570. [PMID: 39105985 PMCID: PMC11410843 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-024-01211-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Mesoamerica is the center of origin of a great number of food crops that nowadays are part of a healthy diet. Pre-Columbian civilizations utilized more than 90% of these foods as ingredient or in main dishes, as well as for remedies and religious ceremonies. Since several years ago, Mesoamerican foods have been recognized by their outstanding concentration of bioactive compounds, including, phenolic compounds, pigments, essential fatty acids, amino acids, peptides, carbohydrates and vitamins, which provide a great number of health benefits. As a result of their unique composition, these ancient crops have several positive effects, such as hypoglycemic, antioxidant, anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, anti-ageing, neuroprotective, anti-diarrheal, and anti-hypercholesterolemic capacity. Hence, this review is focused mainly in the anti-obesity and antioxidant potential of some of the most cultivated, harvested, as well as commercialized and consumed, food crops native of Mesoamerica, like, nopal and its fruit (Opuntia ficus indica spp.), chia (Salvia hispanica L.), pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) and cacao (Theobroma cacao).
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- Talía Hernández-Pérez
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (Instituto Politécnico Nacional), Irapuato, Guanajuato, 36824, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (Instituto Politécnico Nacional), Irapuato, Guanajuato, 36824, México.
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Martins ACS, Medeiros GKVDV, de Oliveira SPA, de Albuquerque TMR, Sampaio KB, Dos Santos Lima M, do Nascimento YM, da Silva EF, Tavares JF, da Silva MS, de Souza EL, de Oliveira MEG. Unrevealing the in vitro impacts of Cereus jacamaru DC. cladodes flour on potentially probiotic strains, selected bacterial populations, and metabolic activity of human intestinal microbiota. Food Res Int 2023; 174:113658. [PMID: 37981375 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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This study investigated the potential impacts of the flour from Cereus jamacaru cactus cladodes (CJF), a cactus native to the Brazilian Caatinga biome, on the growth and metabolism of different potentially probiotic strains, as well as on the abundance of selected intestinal bacterial populations and microbial metabolic activity during in vitro colonic fermentation with a pooled human fecal inoculum. Cultivation of the probiotics in a medium with C. jamacaru cladodes flour (20 g/L) resulted in viable cell counts of up to 9.8 log CFU/mL, positive prebiotic activity scores (0.73-0.91), decreased pH and sugar contents, and increased lactic, acetic, and propionic acid production over time, indicating enhanced probiotic growth and metabolic activity. CJF overall increased the relative abundance of Lactobacillus spp./Enterococcus spp. (2.12-3.29%) and Bifidobacterium spp. (4.08-4.32%) and decreased the relative abundance of Bacteroides spp./Prevotella spp. (8.35-6.81%), Clostridium histolyticum (6.91-3.59%), and Eubacterium rectale/Clostridium coccoides (7.70-3.95%) during 48 h of an in vitro colonic fermentation using a pooled human fecal inoculum. CJF stimulated the microbial metabolic activity, with decreased pH, sugar consumption, lactic and short-chain fatty acid production, alterations in overall metabolic profiling and phenolic compound contents, and maintenance of high antioxidant capacity during colonic fermentation. These results show that CJF stimulated the growth and metabolic activity of distinct potential probiotics, increased the relative abundance of beneficial intestinal bacterial groups, and stimulated microbial metabolism during in vitro colonic fermentation. Further studies using advanced molecular technologies and in vivo experimental models could forward the investigation of the potential prebiotic properties of CJF.
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- Ana Cristina Silveira Martins
- Post-Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology, Department of Food Engineering, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil
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- Department of Food Technology, Federal Institute of Sertão de Pernambuco, Petrolina, PE 56302-100, Brazil
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- Institute for Research in Drugs and Medicines - IPeFarM, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil
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- Institute for Research in Drugs and Medicines - IPeFarM, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil
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- Institute for Research in Drugs and Medicines - IPeFarM, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil
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- Institute for Research in Drugs and Medicines - IPeFarM, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil
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Monteiro SS, Almeida RL, Santos NC, Pereira EM, Silva AP, Oliveira HML, Pasquali MADB. New Functional Foods with Cactus Components: Sustainable Perspectives and Future Trends. Foods 2023; 12:2494. [PMID: 37444232 DOI: 10.3390/foods12132494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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The growing interest in a healthy lifestyle has contributed to disseminating perspectives on more sustainable natural resource management. This review describes promising aspects of using cacti in the food industry, addressing sustainable, nutritional, and functional aspects of the plant's production. Our study provides an overview of the potential of cacti for the food industry to encourage the sustainable cultivation of underutilized cactus species and their commercial exploitation. The commercial production of cacti has advantages over other agricultural practices by mitigating damage to ecosystems and encouraging migration to sustainable agriculture. The application of cactus ingredients in food development has been broad, whether in producing breads, jellies, gums, dyes, probiotics, and postbiotic and paraprobiotic foods. However, in the field of probiotic foods, future research should focus on technologies applied in processing and researching interactions between probiotics and raw materials to determine the functionality and bioactivity of products.
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- Shênia Santos Monteiro
- Post-Graduate Program in Engineering and Management of Natural Resources, Center for Technology and Natural Resources, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-140, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Process Engineering, Center for Science and Technology, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-140, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Process Engineering, Center for Science and Technology, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-140, Brazil
- Department of Food Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-140, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Engineering and Management of Natural Resources, Center for Technology and Natural Resources, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-140, Brazil
- Department of Food Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-140, Brazil
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Milk Thistle Oilseed Cake Flour Fractions: A Source of Silymarin and Macronutrients for Gluten-Free Bread. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11102022. [PMID: 36290745 PMCID: PMC9598143 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11102022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The utilization of plant by-products as functional food ingredients has received increasing attention in the last decade. One such by-product generated during milk thistle oil pressing is oilseed cakes, which could be used as a novel food ingredient. Therefore, the study aimed at investigating the effects of the addition of milk thistle oilseed cake (MTOC) flour fractions obtained via dry sieving, differing in particle size (unsieved; coarse: >710 µm; medium: 315−710 µm; and fine: <315 µm), on the quality of gluten-free bread and stability of silymarin during breadmaking. The 10% addition of the fractions into gluten-free bread increased the protein, fibre, fat, ash and silymarin content. The breads with the coarse fraction had the highest content of fibre, whereas the breads with the fine fraction excelled in protein, fat and ash content. The medium fraction was characterized as the richest source of silymarin, whilst the fine fraction was the poorest. Silymarin constituents were slightly released during dough rising but also partially decomposed during baking; moreover, silydianin was the most susceptible and degraded the most. The enriched breads had better sensory and textural properties compared to the control bread. The results suggest that MTOC flour fractions can improve the potential health benefits and nutritional profile of gluten-free bread.
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Albergamo A, Potortí AG, Di Bella G, Amor NB, Lo Vecchio G, Nava V, Rando R, Ben Mansour H, Lo Turco V. Chemical Characterization of Different Products from the Tunisian Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Foods 2022; 11:155. [PMID: 35053886 PMCID: PMC8775233 DOI: 10.3390/foods11020155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Various dried (by-)products from the Tunisian O. ficus-indica were elucidated for their proximate composition, fatty acid (FA) composition, inorganic elements, sugars, and polyphenols. Nopal and prickly pear peel and seeds were abundant in fiber (respectively, 28.39, 12.54, and 16.28%). Seeds had also high protein (17.34%) and may be source of an edible oil, due to lipids (9.65%) poor in saturated FAs (14.12%) and rich in linoleic acid (61.11%). Nopal and peel showed the highest levels of Mg (493.57 and 345.19 mg/100 g), K (6949.57 and 1820.83 mg/100 g), Mn (59.73 and 46.86 mg/Kg) and Fe (23.15 and 15.23 mg/Kg), while the fruit pulp predominantly constituted of sugars, glucose and arabinose being predominant (42.57 and 13.56 g/100 g). Total polyphenols widely varied among the Opuntia products (108.36-4785.36 mg GAE/100 g), being mainly represented by hydroxycinnamic and hydroxybenzoic acids, and flavonoids as well. In particular, peel may be revalorized for these valuable bioactives, including 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (484.95 mg/100 g), cinnamic acid (318.95 mg/100 g), rutin (818.94 mg/100 g), quercetin (605.28 mg/100 g), and several isorhamnetin and kaempferol glycosides. Overall, the Tunisian prickly pear cactus could encourage a sustainable production, an effective waste management, and may provide several benefits for human health, in accordance with the model of the Mediterranean diet.
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- Ambrogina Albergamo
- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences (BIOMORF), University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98100 Messina, Italy; (A.A.); (A.G.P.); (G.L.V.); (V.N.); (R.R.); (V.L.T.)
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences (BIOMORF), University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98100 Messina, Italy; (A.A.); (A.G.P.); (G.L.V.); (V.N.); (R.R.); (V.L.T.)
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences (BIOMORF), University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98100 Messina, Italy; (A.A.); (A.G.P.); (G.L.V.); (V.N.); (R.R.); (V.L.T.)
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- Research Unit of Analysis and Process Applied to Environmental-APAE UR17ES32, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Mahdia, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia; (N.B.A.); (H.B.M.)
- National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (INSAT), University of Carthage, Carthage 1054, Tunisia
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences (BIOMORF), University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98100 Messina, Italy; (A.A.); (A.G.P.); (G.L.V.); (V.N.); (R.R.); (V.L.T.)
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences (BIOMORF), University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98100 Messina, Italy; (A.A.); (A.G.P.); (G.L.V.); (V.N.); (R.R.); (V.L.T.)
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences (BIOMORF), University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98100 Messina, Italy; (A.A.); (A.G.P.); (G.L.V.); (V.N.); (R.R.); (V.L.T.)
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- Research Unit of Analysis and Process Applied to Environmental-APAE UR17ES32, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Mahdia, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia; (N.B.A.); (H.B.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences (BIOMORF), University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98100 Messina, Italy; (A.A.); (A.G.P.); (G.L.V.); (V.N.); (R.R.); (V.L.T.)
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SANDATE-FLORES L, MÉNDEZ-ZAMORA G, MORALES-CELAYA MF, LARA-REYES JA, AGUIRRE-ARZOLA VE, GUTIÉRREZ-DIEZ A, TORRES-CASTILLO JA, SINAGAWA-GARCÍA SR. Biofunctional properties of the bioactive peptide from protein isolates of jiotilla (Escontria chiotilla) and pitaya (Stenocereus pruinosus) seeds. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.57922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Oskaybaş-Emlek B, Özbey A, Kahraman K. Effects of germination on the physicochemical and nutritional characteristics of lentil and its utilization potential in cookie-making. JOURNAL OF FOOD MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11694-021-00958-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Sciacca F, Palumbo M, Pagliaro A, Di Stefano V, Scandurra S, Virzì N, Melilli MG. Opuntia cladodes as functional ingredient in durum wheat bread: rheological, sensory, and chemical characterization. CYTA - JOURNAL OF FOOD 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/19476337.2020.1862918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- F. Sciacca
- CREA Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Acireale (Catania), Italy
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- CREA Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Acireale (Catania), Italy
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- CREA Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Acireale (Catania), Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for BioEconomy, National Council of Research, Catania, Italy
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- CREA Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Acireale (Catania), Italy
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- Institute for BioEconomy, National Council of Research, Catania, Italy
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