Major Phytochemicals: Recent Advances in Health Benefits and Extraction Method
Ashwani Kumar,
Nirmal P,
Mukul Kumar,
Anina Jose,
Vidisha Tomer,
Emel Oz,
Charalampos Proestos,
Maomao Zeng,
Tahra Elobeid,
Sneha K,
Fatih Oz
Affiliations
Ashwani Kumar
Department of Postharvest Technology, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi 284003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nirmal P
Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India
Mukul Kumar
Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India
Anina Jose
Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India
Vidisha Tomer
VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
Emel Oz
Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
Charalampos Proestos
Food Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Zographou, 157 84 Athens, Greece
Maomao Zeng
State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
Tahra Elobeid
Human Nutrition Department, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Sneha K
Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India
Fatih Oz
Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
Recent scientific studies have established a relationship between the consumption of phytochemicals such as carotenoids, polyphenols, isoprenoids, phytosterols, saponins, dietary fibers, polysaccharides, etc., with health benefits such as prevention of diabetes, obesity, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, etc. This has led to the popularization of phytochemicals. Nowadays, foods containing phytochemicals as a constituent (functional foods) and the concentrated form of phytochemicals (nutraceuticals) are used as a preventive measure or cure for many diseases. The health benefits of these phytochemicals depend on their purity and structural stability. The yield, purity, and structural stability of extracted phytochemicals depend on the matrix in which the phytochemical is present, the method of extraction, the solvent used, the temperature, and the time of extraction.
