Plant Raw Materials as a Source of Health-Promoting Compounds in the Diet
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 7634
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Interests: medicinal plants; herbs; edible flowers; phytochemicals; antioxidant activity; phytochemical analysis
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Interests: antioxidants; plant extracts; food products; polyphenolic compounds; edible flowers; matcha green tea; food contamination; mycotoxins
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Interests: microbiota; gut–brain axis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Raw materials and products of plant origin are an important part of a daily balanced diet. They can be a valuable source of nutrients (e.g., proteins, carbohydrates, fats) and bioactive compounds (e.g., vitamins, antioxidants) and fiber. Bioactive components, especially antioxidants, decrease the risk of diseases related to free radical reactions and, at the same time, delay the body’s aging process. Dietary fiber is essential for proper digestion. At the same time, it acts as a prebiotic and influences the quantity and quality of intestinal microbiota. It should be emphasized that other plant components (e.g., polyphenols) also have the ability to modify the intestinal microbiota. In this Special Issue, we would like to focus mainly on raw materials which are less popular in the daily Western diet, such as edible mushrooms (both wild and cultivated), edible flowers, herbs, spice plants, tree and shrub buds, and algae. This Special Issue will be dedicated to widely understood plant raw materials, which, due to their composition and properties, can be a valuable supplement to a daily diet with both nutritional and health-promoting compounds. It will also be very valuable to point out the prebiotic functions and properties able to modulate the intestinal microbiome.
Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Janda-Milczarek
Dr. Karolina Jakubczyk
Dr. Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant material
- chemical composition
- antioxidant
- prebiotic
- microbiome
- health-promoting effect
- edible mushrooms
- flowers
- herbs
- buds
- algae
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