Journal
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Volume 103, Issue 12, Pages 5659-5666Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12620
Keywords
pods; seeds; algaroba; bioactive food; bioactive compounds
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Prosopis juliflora, a xerophytic plant, has pods and seeds with high nutritional value and bioactive potential. Different derivatives, such as flour, starch, syrup, protein concentrate, and gums, can be obtained from them. This review focuses on their nutritional value, bioactive activity, and technological application, emphasizing their use in human nutrition and new research perspectives.
Prosopis juliflora is a xerophytic, nitrogen-fixing plant distributed in arid and semi-arid regions. The fruits of this plant are pods, which have seeds inside, and both pods and seeds have high nutritional value and bioactive potential. Different derivatives can be obtained from the pods and seeds: flour, starch, syrup, protein concentrate, and gums. This review aims to gather information from the literature on P. juliflora. It focuses on the nutritional value, bioactive activity, and technological application of pods, seeds, and their derivatives, highlighting their use in human nutrition and new research perspectives. The pod of P. juliflora can be used in several ways, as it has high levels of nutrients. It is used as a food supplement; it has antimicrobial effects and phytochemicals associated with other bioactive activity. Among the pod derivatives, flour is the most studied and can be widely used in bakery products. The seed of P. juliflora also has high nutritional potential and bioactive activity. Among its other derivatives, the gum stands out and can be used for various purposes in the food industry. To expand the use of pods, seeds, and their derivatives in human nutrition, further studies are needed on chemical composition, bioactive activity, toxicity, and nutritional, bioactive, technological, and sensory effects of their application in food products. (c) 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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