Faiza Azmat, Mahpara Safdar, Hajra Ahmad, Muhammad Rizwan Jamil Khan, Junaid Abid, Muhammad Sadiq Naseer, Saurabh Aggarwal, Ali Imran, Urma Khalid, Syeda Mahvish Zahra, Fakhar Islam, Sadia Arif Cheema, Umber Shehzadi, Rehman Ali, Abdela Befa Kinki, Yuosra Amer Ali, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria
The current study focuses on Punica granatum L. (pomegranate) peel and peel extract and their use as functional foods, food additives, or physiologically active constituents in nutraceutical formulations. The pomegranate peel extract is a good source of bioactive substances needed for the biological activity of the fruit, including phenolic acids, minerals, flavonoids (anthocyanins), and hydrolyzable tannins (gallic acid). The macromolecules found in pomegranate peel and peel extract have been recommended as substitutes for synthetic nutraceuticals, food additives, and chemo-preventive agents because of their well-known ethno-medical significance and chemical properties...
February 2024: Food Science & Nutrition