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Efecto del procesamiento en el contenido y bioaccesibilidad de carotenoides presentes en un colado de pejibaye, tomate y ayote, para infantes de 6 meses de edad en adelante
(2018)
Los carotenoides son compuestos con propiedades beneficiosas a la salud del consumidor y con importancia en poblaciones vulnerables como los son infantes de 6 meses en adelante. Están presentes en diversos frutos como ...
Characterisation of acylated anthocyanins from red cabbage, purple sweet potato, and Tradescantia pallida leaves as natural food colourants by HPLC-DAD-ESI(+)-QTOF-MS/MS and ESI(+)-MSn analysis
(2023)
Anthocyanins in red cabbage, sweet potato, and Tradescantia pallida leaves were characterised. A total of 18 non–, mono-, and diacylated cyanidins was identified in red cabbage by high performance liquid chromatography-diode ...
Phytochemical and mineral composition of fruits and seeds of wild-growing Bactris guineensis (L.) H.E. Moore palms from Costa Rica
(2020-12)
In the present study, nutritionally relevant constituents of wild-growing B. guineensis palm fruit from Costa Rica were assessed. In the edible exo- and mesocarp, 24 soluble free and six insoluble bound phenolic compounds ...
Antimicrobial activities of phenolic extracts of coffee mucilage
(2023-06)
The inhibition exerted by ethanolic extracts of coffee mucilage on the growth of bacteria was studied by microdilution in agar. The growth inhibition effect was evaluated for pathogenic or food spoilage related bacteria ...
Vitamin E profiles in Acrocomia aculeata from three regions in Costa Rica
(2021)
Acrocomia aculeata is a promising crop for agroforestry systems in subtropical regions and investigated as an alternative to oil palm. Since significant regional differences in morphology and chemical composition have been ...
Carotenoid Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, and Chromoplasts of Pink Guava (Psidium guajava L. Cv. ‘Criolla’) during Fruit Ripening
(2017)
Pigments of pericarp and pulp of pink guava (Psidium guajava L. cv. ‘Criolla’) were investigated to elucidate the profile and the accumulation of main carotenoids during four stages of fruit ripening by using HPLC-DAD and ...
Effect of processing on biofunctionality of selected tropical fruit juices
(2022)
This review compiles the current state of knowledge on the effects of processing using thermal and nonthermal technologies and fermentation on selected compounds in potentially health-promoting tropical fruit juices, ...
11'-α-Tocomonoenol is the major α-tocomonoenol isomer in cyanobacteria and microalgae from Costa Rica
(2022)
α-Tocomonoenols are vitamin E-derivatives with a single double-bond in the tocochromanol sidechain. Currently, two congeners are known: 11′-α-tocomonoenol and 12′-α-tocomonoenol, the later better known as “marine-derived ...
Efecto de diferentes fuentes y concentraciones lipídicas sobre la bioaccesibilidad de los carotenoides en una matriz modelo de papaya y leche
(2018)
La papaya representa una fuente importante de compuestos bioactivos como los carotenoides. Estos pigmentos han sido de gran interés por los múltiples beneficios para la salud humana que se le atribuyen a su consumo. Existen ...
Comprehensive review on carotenoid composition: Transformations during processing and storage of foods
(2023)
Stimulated by their multifaceted functions and actions, carotenoids have been among the most investigated food components, producing a voluminous, complicated, and sometimes inconsistent literature. This review puts into ...