Food Hydrocolloids for Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3, P. 100131 - 100131
Published: March 18, 2023
Plant
mucilages
have
been
used
for
many
applications
as
stabilizers,
emulsifiers,
thickening
or
gelling
agents,
viscosity
modifiers,
encapsulating
agents
and
food
packaging
materials
(stand-alone
films,
coatings).
In
these
studies,
it
has
reported
that
plant
potential
to
extend
the
shelf-life
of
products
when
applied
coatings
films
by
reducing
oxidative
reactions,
microbial
spoilage.
Besides,
they
exert
required
mechanical
integrity,
and/or
barrier
against
water,
provide
active
properties
carriers
aroma
compounds
antioxidant
antimicrobial
agents.
Along
with
their
digestive
health
promoting
activities,
also
can
be
a
fat
replacer
reduce
calorie
added
product.
Acting
biopolymeric
agent,
protect
retain
viability
probiotic
bacteria
in
gastrointestinal
system
controlled
release
properties.
This
review
shows
an
overview
literature
concerning
chemistry,
extraction
recent
uses
seed
mucilage
industry
including
encapsulation,
emulsion/stabilization,
edible
film
coating
applications,
well
possible
benefits
employement
drug
delivery
purposes.
Polymers,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(6), P. 1163 - 1163
Published: March 15, 2022
Taro
(Colocasia
esculenta)
is
an
important
source
of
carbohydrates
as
energy
and
used
a
staple
food
throughout
the
world.
It
rich
in
mucilage
starch
granules,
making
it
highly
digestible
ingredient.
Mucilage
can
act
matrix
thickening,
binding,
emulsifying,
or
foaming
agent
food,
pharmaceutical,
several
other
fields
research.
Moreover,
be
extracted
from
living
organisms
has
excellent
functional
properties,
such
water-holding,
oil-holding,
swelling
capacities.
Therefore,
these
remarkable
properties
make
promising
ingredient
with
possible
industrial
applications.
Furthermore,
extraction
techniques,
including
enzyme-assisted,
ultrasonication,
microwave-assisted,
aquatic,
solvent
methods,
are
to
obtain
quantitative
amounts
taro
mucilage.
Coldwater
ethanol
precipitation
considered
effective
cost-effective
technique
high-quality
suitable
applications,
whereas
ultrasonication
method
more
expensive
but
results
higher
amount
than
emerging
techniques.
also
fat
replacer
reducer,
dye
remover,
coating
agent,
antioxidating
agent.
this
review,
we
detail
key
related
chemical
composition,
characterization
mucilage,
along
its
applications
health
benefits.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(3), P. e25321 - e25321
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
This
study
aimed
to
investigate
the
potential
use
of
okra
and
psyllium
mucilage
as
co-carrier
wall
materials
with
whey
protein
gum
Arabic
polymers
for
encapsulation
fenugreek
oil
mask
its
undesirable
flavor
promote
their
health
benefits.
Particle
size,
zeta
potential,
efficiency,
morphological
properties
fatty
acid
profiles
crude
encapsulated
oils
were
examined
using
zeta-sizer,
SEM
GC-MS
techniques.
Crude
added
functional
ingredients
during
production
pan
bread
biscuits.
The
quality
characteristics
(baking
quality,
color
organoleptic
properties)
biscuits
well
microbiological
bred
samples
evaluated.
Results
showed
that
forming
microcapsules
had
sphere
particles
size
5.05
31.64
μm
pysillium
mucilage,
respectively
smooth
continuous
surfaces
no
holes
or
fractures.
Fatty
acids
analysis
is
superior
edible
oil,
rich
in
unsaturated
acids.
products
improved
when
fat
replaced
mucilage.
Likewise,
antimicrobial
activity
storage
period.
On
contrary,
Bread
incorporated
gained
lowest
scores
all
parameters.
Regarding
these
results,
presents
good
alternatives
dough
formulations
acceptable
technological,
sensory
properties.
However,
further
investigations
still
needed
regarding
biological
utilization
a
food
supplement
other
products.
ACS Omega,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(28), P. 24680 - 24694
Published: July 3, 2023
The
number
of
hypercholesterolemic
people
is
increasing
rapidly
worldwide,
with
elevated
lipid
profiles
representing
a
major
risk
factor
coronary
heart
diseases.
Dietary
intervention
was
shown
to
improve
the
profile,
thus
enhancing
quality
life.
fiber
nondigestible
form
carbohydrates,
due
lack
digestive
enzyme
in
humans
required
digest
fiber,
and
classified
according
its
water
solubility
properties
as
either
soluble
(SDF)
or
insoluble
dietary
(IDF).
Consumption
SDF
associated
several
health
benefits
such
reduced
levels,
lower
blood
pressure,
improved
glucose
control,
immune
function,
inflammation.
has
been
cholesterol
by
action
mechanisms
including
directly
gelling,
mucilaginous,
viscous
nature,
indirectly
fermented
products
modulation
gut
microbiome.
This
review
aims
provide
holistic
overview
on
how
impacts
profile.
We
start
providing
an
chemical
structure
SDFs
mucilage,
gums
(gum
arabic
guar
gum),
pectin,
inulin.
Plants,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(14), P. 2661 - 2661
Published: July 16, 2023
Transdermal
delivery
devices
and
wound
dressing
materials
are
constantly
improved
upgraded
with
the
aim
of
enhancing
their
beneficial
effects,
biocompatibility,
biodegradability,
cost
effectiveness.
Therefore,
researchers
in
field
have
shown
an
increasing
interest
using
natural
compounds
as
constituents
for
such
systems.
Plants,
important
source
so-called
“natural
products”
enormous
variety
structural
diversity
that
still
exceeds
capacity
present-day
sciences
to
define
or
even
discover
them,
been
part
medicine
since
ancient
times.
However,
benefits
just
at
beginning
being
fully
exploited
modern
dermal
transdermal
Thus,
plant-based
primary
compounds,
without
biological
activity,
contained
gums
mucilages,
traditionally
used
gelling
texturing
agents
food
industry,
now
explored
valuable
cost-effective
components
biomedical
field.
Their
non-toxicity
compensate
local
availability
compositional
variations.
Also,
secondary
metabolites,
classified
based
on
chemical
structure,
intensively
investigated
wide
pharmacological
toxicological
effects.
impact
is
highlighted
detail
through
most
recent
reported
studies.
Innovative
isolation
purification
techniques,
new
drug
systems,
advanced
evaluation
procedures
presented.
BMC Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(1)
Published: July 15, 2024
Fenugreeks
(Trigonella
L.
spp.),
belonging
to
the
legume
family
(Fabaceae),
are
well-known
multipurpose
crops
that
their
materials
currently
received
much
attention
in
pharmaceutical
and
food
industries
for
production
of
healthy
functional
foods
all
over
world.
Iran
is
one
main
diversity
origins
this
valuable
plant.
Therefore,
aim
present
study
was
explore
vitamins,
minerals,
fatty
acids
profile,
proximate
composition,
content
diosgenin,
trigonelline,
phenolic
acids,
total
carotenoids,
saponins,
phenols,
flavonoids,
tannins,
mucilage
bitterness
value,
antioxidant
activity
seed
thirty
populations
ten
different
Iranian
Trigonella
species.
