antioxidant
Coffee - Functional Food and Medicinal Herb
by: shinta, 7 pagesCoffee (Coffea arabica) is the second-largest worldwide com- modity, overshadowed only by crude oil. Without ques- tion, coffee is the most frequently consumed functional food ...
Zinc and antioxidant vitamin deficiency in patients with severe sickle cell anemia
by: shinta, 5 pagesP atients with sickle cell anemia suffer from many complications, including growth retardation (decreased height and weight com- pared to their peers), chronic hemolytic anemia, ...
Role of Antioxidant Lycopene in Cancer and Heart Disease
by: shinta, 7 pagesLycopene, a carotenoid without provitamin-A activity, is present in many fruits and vegetables; however, tomatoes and processed tomato products constitute the major source of lycopene in North ...
Total phenols, ascorbic acid, b-carotene and lycopene in Portuguese wild edible mushrooms and their antioxidant activities
by: shinta, 7 pagesThe antioxidant activities of three Portuguese wild edible mushroom species, Leucopaxillus giganteus, Sarcodon imbricatus, andAgar- icus arvensis, were evaluated. Methanolic extracts were ...
Tomato-based Products and Lycopene in the Prevention of Cancer : Bioavailability and Antioxidant Properties
by: shinta, 8 pagesEpidemiological studies showed that dietary intakes of tomatoes and tomato products are associated with a decreased risk of chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. This ...
Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Zingiberaceae Plants in Taiwan
by: shinta, 6 pagesThe rhizomes of the Zingiberaceae family are a vegetable widely used in many Asian countries, and their medicinal functions have been broadly discussed and accepted in many ...
Chemical composition and Antioxidant Properties of Essential Oils
by: shinta, 6 pagesThe aerial material of thymus daenensis .t) daenensisand Lippia ( citriodora l )citriodora.collected ( from Iran were extracted by hydrodistillation. The chemical composition was analyzed by ...
DIETARY SPICES IN HEALTH AND DISEASES
by: shinta, 17 pagesSpices are heterogeneous collections of a wide variety of volatile and non-volatile staple dietary additives. India with its wide climatic conditions and topographical features naturally ...
A Potential Role of the Curry Spice Curcumin in Alzheimer's Disease
by: shinta, 6 pagesThere is substantial in-vitro data indicating that curcumin has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-amyloid activity. In addition, studies in animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) ...
Mechanisms of Cancer Chemoprevention by Curcumin
by: shinta, 8 pagesCurcumin is a major component of the Curcuma species, which is commonly used as a yellow coloring and flavoring agent in foods. Curcumin has shown anti-carcinogenic activity in animals as ...
