Papers mentioning shea tree or its compounds, drawn from PubMed and peer-reviewed food science journals. Click any title to read the full abstract on the original source.
Sunscreen protects skin from harmful Ultra Violet (UV) rays, preventing skin diseases like cancer and premature aging. This review explores the role of nanotechnology in enhancing... Read full abstract on PubMed →
<b>Background:</b> Undernutrition is a prevalent, serious, and growing concern, particularly in developing countries. Entomophagy-the human consumption of edible insects, is a hist... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Edible insects are currently being promoted as an inexpensive alternative source of protein in underdeveloped countries due to the rising cost of conventional animal protein and th... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Shea butter (SB) was extracted from its kernel by using n-hexane as solvent in an optimization study. This was to determine the optima operating variables that would give optimum y... Read full abstract on PubMed →
The Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) is a major tree species in African agroforestry systems. Butter extracted from its nuts offers an opportunity for sustainable development in Sud... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Journal of Food Studies ISSN 2166-1073 2017, Vol. 6, No. 1 66 Influence of Roasting of Shea Kernels on Their Fat Content and Some Quality Characteristics of Shea Butter Fe... Read full abstract on PubMed →
BACKGROUND: Lipids and carbohydrates perform essential functions in foods. In recent decades, food scientists have studied the effects of carbohydrate-lipid interactions on the fun... Read full abstract on PubMed →
In order to provide the qualitative data for the 20 commercially available krill oil supplementary products, the levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) such as docosa... Read full abstract on PubMed →
BACKGROUND: The relationship between dietary fat quality (DFQ) indices and pre-diabetes has not been well studied. This study aimed to determine the association of DFQ indices and... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes), an important food-borne pathogenic microorganism, has resistance immune function to many commonly used drugs. Myristic acid is a traditio... Read full abstract on PubMed →
The antioxidant activities in vitro and hepatoprotective effects against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced acute liver injury in vivo of myristic acid acylated derivative of phlo... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Myristic acid is used in the food industry as a flavor ingredient. It is found widely distributed in fats throughout the plant and animal kingdom, including common human foodstuffs... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Flaxseed contains high amounts of biologically active components such as α-linolenic acid, lignans, and dietary fiber. Due to its numerous nutritional properties, flaxseed has been... Read full abstract on PubMed →
α-linolenic acid (ALA, 18:3n-3) is a carboxylic acid composed of 18 carbon atoms and three cis double bonds, and is an essential fatty acid indispensable to the human body. This st... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Recently, nutraceutical bioactive compounds in foods have been discovered for their potential health benefits regarding the prevention of chronic disorders, such as cancer, and inf... Read full abstract on PubMed →
There is currently much interest in phytochemicals as bioactive molecules of food. Functional foods are an emerging field in food science due to their increasing popularity among h... Read full abstract on PubMed →
α-Linolenic acid (ALA), a carboxylic acid with 18 carbons and three cis double bonds, is an essential fatty acid needed for human health and can be acquired via regular dietary int... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Purslane, as a traditional edible and medicinal herb, has been proven to have good anti-inflammatory activity. In this study, it was clarified that stearic acid was the main anti-i... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Obesity is a major global health challenge, significantly elevating the risk of cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. In this study, we identified that self-assembled steari... Read full abstract on PubMed →
Starch modifications using chemicals are widely used to improve the desirable properties of native starch. Starch modified with steric acid characterized the starch properties due... Read full abstract on PubMed →
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