... been estimated that about 25‐40 per cent of the fruits produced are mostly lost due to spoilage at various post harvest stages (Kader, 2002). Hence understanding the physiology of fresh fruits and vegetables has become extremely important in the recent times. Though the plant of Karanda is said...

... were found superior in terms of growth rate, PER, NPR and ensure optimum nitrogen content in the liver, kidney and tissues. Originality/value The paper's findings show that the complementary food formulations which are not expensive, locally available, and affordable, could be produced from plant...

... in respect of colour, appearance, flavour and texture was judged by panelists using nine‐point hedonic scale (Lawless and Klein, 1999). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Plants Nutrition Mint Sensory analysis Nutrient composition Table III β‐carotene, ascorbic acid...

...Jyoti Srivastava; Padma S. Vankar Purpose This study is designed to determine the antioxidant profile of the crude aqueous and organic (Ethyl acetate) extract of 11 plants. These plants are mainly distributed in north eastern (NE) zones of India. Extracts of the aerial and/or underground parts...

...Chong Hueh Zan; Asmah Rahmat; Abdah Md. Akim; Norjahan Banu Mohd. Alitheen; Fauziah Othman; Gwendoline Ee Cheng Lian Purpose The purpose of this paper is to screen cytotoxic activities of commonly used culinary plants in Malaysia, Pandanus amaryllifolius (daun pandan), Curcuma...

... without imposing any health problem to the consumer. They could also be converted to flour and used in formulating food such as weaning food. Olufunmilola Adunni Abiodun can be contacted at: funmiabiodun2003@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Nigeria Plants Food products...

...Mabel Blades; Abdollah Ghasemi Pirbalouti; Arian Asadpoor; Behzad Hamedi; Ahmad Reza Golparvar Purpose Plant materials continue to play a major role in primary health care as therapeutic remedies in many developing countries. Medicinal herbs contain physiologically active principles that over...

... Publishing Limited 2010 Plants Fruits Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are O₂ free radicals and play dual role of being both deleterious and beneficial to biological systems (Rudolf, 2001). Apart from their role in the diseased conditions in the body, ROS are also known to have...

... Group Publishing Limited 2010 Plants Carbohydrates Food testing Diet American native Araceae, Xanthosoma spp., also collectively known as tania or “new” cocoyam, consist of a genus widely used for sustenance and cultivated since pre‐Columbian times (Bown, 2000). Nowadays...

... into small square pieces (matar). Deep fried matar on slow fire till golden brown. Darshan Punia can be contacted at: darshanpunia@yahoo.co.in © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Food Nutrition India Plants Agriculture and food technology In Indian culinary, green...

... on leaves of the plants and in the bulk of the fruits. Design/methodology/approach Distribution of essential and non‐essential elements on the surface of leaves and in bulk of fruits of specific areas of Multan (Pakistan) was estimated and correlated with World Health Organization (WHO) standards...

...Mabel Blades; Afolabi Frederick Eleyinmi; Peter Sporns; David C. Bressler Purpose To investigate the potential food, feed and industrial values of some tropical underutilized medicinal plant materials. Design/methodology/approach Dry‐milled plants, namely: Gongronema latifolium...

... was fermented in water suspension of JAP media; seed material 10 per cent. M. Bekers can be contacted at: mbek@lu.lv © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Plants Powders Fermentation Drinks Jerusalem artichoke (JA) is rich in inulin – a polydisperse carbohydrate consisting...