HYSENAJ , Vilma

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Consumer demand for pomegranate juice has considerably grown, during the last years, for its potential health benefits. Since it is an expensive functional food, cheaper fruit juices addition (i.e., grape and apple juices) or its simple dilution, or polyphenols subtraction are deceptively used. At present, time-consuming analyses are used to...

Scientific research employing in vitro, animal, and human models has found that pomegranate juice (PJ) consumption promotes cardiovascular health and inhibits the proliferation of many types of cancer. These activities have been largely attributed to the phenolic fraction of PJ. Indeed it contains a significantly high level of powerful...

Both consumers and the food industry are increasingly interested in aromatic herbs, not only as flavoring agents, but also for their content in biologically active compounds. Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a very important culinary herb and a functional ingredient marketed fresh, dried, or frozen. At present, drying is by far the most...