Brazilian passion fruit as a new healthy food: from its composition to health properties and mechanisms of action
Isabella de Araújo Esteves Duarte, Dragan Milenković, Tatiana Karla dos Santos Borges, Lívia de Lacerda de Oliveira, Ana Maria Costa
Abstract
The Brazilian biodiversity is one of the largest in the world, with about 41 000 species cataloged within two global biodiversity hotspots: Atlantic Forest and Cerrado, the Brazilian savannah.
Topics & Concepts
PassifloraVitexinIsovitexinOrientinNutraceuticalPassion fruitBiologyBiodiversityTraditional medicinePolyphenolFunctional foodBotanyFlavonoidFood scienceMedicineEcologyAntioxidantBiochemistryMedicinal Plant Extracts EffectsSeed and Plant BiochemistryConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling