Tamarind: A diet-based strategy against lifestyle maladies.

Autor: Arshad MS; Institute of Home and Food Sciences Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan., Imran M; Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences University of Lahore Lahore Pakistan., Ahmed A; Institute of Home and Food Sciences Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan., Sohaib M; Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition University of Veterinary and animal Sciences Lahore Pakistan., Ullah A; Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition University of Veterinary and animal Sciences Lahore Pakistan., Nisa MU; Institute of Home and Food Sciences Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan., Hina G; Institute of Home and Food Sciences Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan., Khalid W; Institute of Home and Food Sciences Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan., Rehana H; Institute of Home and Food Sciences Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Food science & nutrition [Food Sci Nutr] 2019 Sep 27; Vol. 7 (11), pp. 3378-3390. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Sep 27 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.1218
Abstrakt: The modern-day review article is an exquisite attempt to demonstrate the extreme therapeutic potential of tamarind fruit ( Tamarindus indica ), particularly its pulp, seed, and leaf extract, against lifestyle-related chronic disorders. The rapid transition in the diet patterns and also the varying lifestyle of the people has made its way forth, a momentous upsurge in a number of chronic as well as degenerative diseases. An excess of foods having functional and nutraceutical significance has come into view recently. These foods have emerged as effective therapeutical remedies against these disorders owing to their natural phytochemical constituents present in them, in abundance. Tamarindus indica serves as a proverbial herbal medicine in each and every part of the world that is known to mankind. Also, the tamarind kernel powder (TKP) is of immense commercial significance in some of the major, leading industries of the World. The derivation of an important gel-forming substance (polysaccharide), named as "jellose," from the decorticated seed kernels of tamarind fruit has led to the manufacture of pectin. It is used in industrial scale in the preparation of various products like jams, jellies, and most important in the preparation of cheese. It plays an evident role as a stabilizer of commercial significance, and it has also been greatly recommend by the scientists to be used as a potent ingredient in a range of pharmaceutical products. The leaves of tamarind plant are also used as part of the daily diet in several countries where they are readily consumed in fresh form and especially during drought season.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
(© 2019 The Authors. Food Science & Nutrition published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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