Nanofertilizers: Types, Delivery and Advantages in Agricultural Sustainability

Agrochemicals, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 2(2), С. 296 - 336

Опубликована: Июнь 9, 2023

In an alarming tale of agricultural excess, the relentless overuse chemical fertilizers in modern farming methods have wreaked havoc on once-fertile soil, mercilessly depleting its vital nutrients while inflicting irreparable harm delicate balance surrounding ecosystem. The excessive use such leaves residue products, pollutes environment, upsets agrarian ecosystems, and lowers soil quality. Furthermore, a significant proportion nutrient content, including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, is lost from (50–70%) before being utilized. Nanofertilizers, other hand, nanoparticles to control release nutrients, making them more efficient cost-effective than traditional fertilizers. Nanofertilizers comprise one or plant within where at least 50% particles are smaller 100 nanometers. Carbon nanotubes, graphene, quantum dots some examples types nanomaterials used production nanofertilizers. new generation that utilize advanced nanotechnology provide sustainable method fertilizing crops. They designed deliver controlled manner, ensuring gradually released over extended period, thus providing steady supply essential elements plants. controlled-release system fertilizers, as it reduces need for frequent application amount fertilizer. These high surface area-to-volume ratio, ideal holding releasing nutrients. Naturally occurring found various sources, volcanic ash, ocean, biological matter viruses dust. However, regarding large-scale production, relying solely naturally may not be sufficient practical. agriculture, has been primarily increase crop minimizing losses activating defense mechanisms against pests, insects, environmental challenges. nanofertilizers can reduce runoff leaching into improving sustainability. also improve fertilizer efficiency, leading higher yields reducing overall cost application. especially beneficial areas inefficient ineffective. way fertilize crops impact product promising technology help meet increasing demand food Currently, face limitations, costs potential safety concerns due nanomaterials, further research needed fully understand their long-term effects health, growth, environment.

Язык: Английский

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Edible Mushrooms as Functional Ingredients for Development of Healthier and More Sustainable Muscle Foods: A Flexitarian Approach

Molecules, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 26(9), С. 2463 - 2463

Опубликована: Апрель 23, 2021

Consumers are increasingly interested in nutritious, safe and healthy muscle food products with reduced salt fat that benefit their well-being. Hence, processors constantly search of natural bioactive ingredients offer health benefits beyond nutritive values without affecting the quality products. Mushrooms considered as next-generation components. Owing to low content fat, high-quality proteins, dietary fibre presence nutraceuticals, they ideally preferred formulation low-caloric functional foods. There is a growing trend fortify edible mushrooms harness goodness terms nutritive, therapeutic values. The incorporation foods assumes significance, it favourably accepted by consumers because its fibrous structure mimics texture meat analogues offering unique taste umami flavour. This review outlines current knowledge literature about nutritional richness, compounds medicinal various benefits. Furthermore, effects improving sensory attributes nutritionally superior healthier also highlighted this paper.

Язык: Английский

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Phenolic-Rich Plant Extracts With Antimicrobial Activity: An Alternative to Food Preservatives and Biocides?

Frontiers in Microbiology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12

Опубликована: Янв. 4, 2022

In recent years, the search for natural plant-based antimicrobial compounds as alternatives to some synthetic food preservatives or biocides has been stimulated by sanitary, environmental, regulatory, and marketing concerns. this context, besides their established antioxidant activity, activity of many plant phenolics deserved increased attention. Indeed, industries processing agricultural plants generate considerable quantities phenolic-rich products by-products, which could be valuable sources molecules. Plant extracts containing volatile (e.g., essential oils) non-volatile molecules can distinguished. oils are outside scope review. This review will thus provide an overview current knowledge regarding promises limits preservation biofilm control on food-contacting surfaces. After a presentation major groups phenolics, spectrum, diversity mechanisms action, most promising reviewed. Since reduction often observed when comparing in vitro situ activities reported limit application, effects composition microstructure matrices unwanted microorganisms present and/or microbial biofilms) discussed. Then, different strategies delivery promote such matrices, encapsulation association with edible coatings packaging materials presented. The possibilities offered polymers increase stability ease use before well get systems controlled release presented Finally, necessity consider combination other factors consistently hurdle technology principles For instance, several authors recently suggested that not only extend shelf-life foods controlling bacterial contamination, but also coexist probiotic lactic acid bacteria enhanced health benefits human.

Язык: Английский

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Essential oil nanoemulsions: Properties, development, and application in meat and meat products

Trends in Food Science & Technology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 121, С. 1 - 13

Опубликована: Янв. 19, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Plant Antimicrobials for Food Quality and Safety: Recent Views and Future Challenges

Foods, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(12), С. 2315 - 2315

Опубликована: Июнь 8, 2023

The increasing demand for natural, safe, and sustainable food preservation methods drove research towards the use of plant antimicrobials as an alternative to synthetic preservatives. This review article comprehensively discussed potential applications extracts, essential oils, their compounds antimicrobial agents in industry. properties several plant-derived substances against foodborne pathogens spoilage microorganisms, along with modes action, factors affecting efficacy, negative sensory impacts, were presented. highlighted synergistic or additive effects displayed by combinations antimicrobials, well successful integration extracts technologies ensuring improved hurdle effect, which can enhance safety shelf life. likewise emphasized need further fields such mode optimized formulations, properties, assessment, regulatory aspects, eco-friendly production methods, consumer education. By addressing these gaps, pave way more effective, strategies future.

Язык: Английский

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Effect and mechanism of insoluble dietary fiber on postprandial blood sugar regulation

Trends in Food Science & Technology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 146, С. 104354 - 104354

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Nutritional aspects, flavour profile and health benefits of crab meat based novel food products and valorisation of processing waste to wealth: A review

Trends in Food Science & Technology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 112, С. 252 - 267

Опубликована: Апрель 8, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Essential Oil Nanoemulsion as Eco-Friendly and Safe Preservative: Bioefficacy Against Microbial Food Deterioration and Toxin Secretion, Mode of Action, and Future Opportunities

Frontiers in Microbiology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12

Опубликована: Ноя. 29, 2021

Microbes are the biggest shareholder for quantitative and qualitative deterioration of food commodities at different stages production, transportation, storage, along with secretion toxic secondary metabolites. Indiscriminate application synthetic preservatives may develop resistance in microbial strains associated complications human health broad-spectrum environmental non-sustainability. The essential oils (EOs) as a natural antimicrobial their efficacy preservation foods has been present interest growing consumer demand current generation. However, loss bioactivity EOs from fluctuating conditions is major limitation during practical application, which could be overcome by encapsulating them suitable biodegradable biocompatible polymer matrix enhancement to stability. Among nanoencapsulated systems, nanoemulsions effectively contribute applications expanding dispersibility foster controlled delivery systems. In line above background, this review aims (a) addressing direct indirect (EO nanoemulsion coating leading active packaging) consistent support real system, (b) biochemical actions related mechanisms, (c) effectiveness bio-nanosensor large scale applicability, (d) critical evaluation toxicity, safety, regulatory issues, (e) market pharmaceuticals nutraceuticals challenges future opportunities.

Язык: Английский

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Ultraprocessed plant‐based foods: Designing the next generation of healthy and sustainable alternatives to animal‐based foods

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 22(5), С. 3531 - 3559

Опубликована: Июнь 22, 2023

Numerous examples of next-generation plant-based foods, such as meat, seafood, egg, and dairy analogs, are commercially available. These products usually designed to have physicochemical properties, sensory attributes, functional behaviors that match those the animal-sourced they replace. However, there has been concern about potential negative impacts these foods on human nutrition health. In particular, many criticized for being ultraprocessed contain numerous ingredients manufactured using harsh processing operations. this article, concept is introduced its relevance describe properties discussed. Most commercial analogs currently available do fall into category, so can be classified (UPB) foods. The nutrient content, digestibility, bioavailability, gut microbiome effects UPB compared animal-based consequences any differences health Some would not considered healthy based their profiles, especially cheeses low levels protein high fat, starch, salt. it argued good nutritional profiles beneficial effects. Finally, areas where further research still needed create a more sustainable food supply

Язык: Английский

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Synthetic and natural antimicrobials as a control against food borne pathogens: A review

Heliyon, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 9(6), С. e17021 - e17021

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2023

Food borne pathogens are one of the most common yet concerning cause illnesses around globe. These microbes invade body via food items, through numerous mediums contamination and it is impossible to completely eradicate these organisms from food. Extensive research has been made regarding their treatment. Unfortunately, only available treatment currently by antibiotics. Recent exponential increase in antibiotic resistance side effect synthetic compounds have established a need for alternate therapies that could be utilized either on own or along with antibiotics provide protection against food-borne diseases. The aim this review information some diseases, current possible natural It will include details foodborne pathogens, disease they cause, prevalence, manifestations respective disease. Some modes potential summarized, which including phytochemicals, derived plants as crude extracts purified form Bacteriocins microbial based treatment, obtained various types bacteria. paper describe mechanism action, classification, susceptible organisms, antimicrobial producing application systems Along that, i.e., discussed first-line infections, prevalence pathogens.

Язык: Английский

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