Papers mentioning saffron or its compounds, drawn from PubMed and peer-reviewed food science journals. Click any title to read the full abstract on the original source.
Saffron apocarotenoids, including crocins, picrocrocin and safranal, are valuable metabolites with pharmaceutical and cosmetic potential. However, their natural plant sources are d... Read full abstract on PubMed →
, reducing mitochondrial damage, and improving survival pathways. Additionally, MIX acted as a regulator of both cellular energy metabolism and apoptosis, reducing the inflammatory... Read full abstract on PubMed →
L. stigmas at three determinate powers and different time lapses was evaluated. The results showed that this dehydration process obtained similar or lower crocetin esters content,... Read full abstract on PubMed →
The quality and economic value of saffron, one of the most counterfeited spices, are based on three key substances that are relatively easy to measure: crocines (colour); picrocroc... Read full abstract on PubMed →
L.), and other polar components. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimise the chromatographic resolution on the Kinetex C18 (Phenomenex) column taking into account o... Read full abstract on PubMed →
<title>Abstract</title> <p>Honey bees (<italic>Apis mellifera</italic>) play a crucial role in pollination, and their olfactory system is essential for food collection and source... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Eurya plants are usually dioecious or subdioecious with small fragrant flowers. Here, we investigate the floral scent components of the subdioecious species Eurya loquaiana Dunn an... Read full abstract on PubMed →
In this study, we aimed to analyse the spoilage potential of the isolated yeast, LAB and AAB species. Thus, 11 strains were inoculated at 0·3% (v/v) into a sterile filtered tchapal... Read full abstract on PubMed →
The floral fragrance of plants is an important indicator in their evaluation. The aroma of sweet cherry flowers is mainly derived from their essential oil. In this study, based on... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Inflorescence scent samples from nine populations of dioecious Silene otites, a plant pollinated by moths and mosquitoes, were collected by dynamic headspace extraction. Sixty-thre... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Structure elucidation of the lilac aldehyde and lilac alcohol stereoisomers was ascertained by (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, including intramolecular nuclear... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Saffron (<i>Crocus sativus</i> L.), an exceptionally valuable and expensive spice on an international scale, has become the target of a rapid increase in fraudulent practices. In a... Read full abstract on PubMed →
This paper reviews qualitative and quantitative analytical methodologies used for the appraisal of saffron quality, as the most expensive spice. Due to the chemical diversity of bi... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Nanoencapsulation is an attractive technique used for incorporating essential oils in foods. Thus, our main goal was to formulate a novel nanoemulsion (NE) with nanoscale droplet s... Read full abstract on PubMed →
San Marzano (SM) is a traditional Italian landrace characterized by red elongated fruits, originating in the province of Naples (Italy) and cultivated worldwide. Three mutations,... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Foeniculum vulgare fruit (FVF) is a widely used traditional medicine. However, two adulterants, namely Anethum graveolens fruit (AGF) and Cuminum cyminum fruit (CCF), have been fou... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Essential oil extracted by hydrodistillation from Tunisian variety of Cuminumcyminum was characterized by means of GC and GC-MS. Twenty-one components were identified and C. cyminu... Read full abstract on PubMed →
<h4>Introduction</h4>In order to enhance the quality of cigar tobacco leaves (CTLs), a gradient variable temperature fermentation approach was employed.<h4>Methods</h4>The temperat... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Metabolic activity of the microbial community greatly affects the quality of cigar tobacco leaves (CTLs). To improve the quality of CTLs, two extrinsic microbes (Acinetobacter sp.... Read full abstract on PubMed →
The effect of storage on the composition of saffron aroma is studied. Six samples of saffron from different areas of Italy are analyzed by solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatog... Read full abstract on PubMed →
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