the modern lifestyle is characterized by a continuous increase in the demand of ready-to-eat fresh food products subjected to minimal processes prior marketing. attention is drawn towards the effect of this processing on the antioxidant/antiradical properties of two typical italian salads belonging to cichorium genus. four chemical assays (anti-peroxyl radical activity, dpph• assay, metal chela...

The genus Cichorium (Asteraceae) is made up of six species with major geographical presence in Europe and Asia. Cichorium intybus, commonly known as chicory, is well known as a coffee substitute but is also widely used medicinally to treat various ailments ranging from wounds to diabetes. Although this plant has a rich history of use in folklore, many of its constituents have not been explored ...

Plants of genus Cichorium (Asteraceae) can be used as vegetables with higher nutritional value and medicinal plants. This has beneficial properties owing to the presence a number specialized metabolites such alkaloids, sesquiterpene lactones, coumarins, unsaturated fatty acids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins. endivia L., known escarole, achieved common food status due its nutritionary value, bit...

This study aimed at investigating the possible mechanisms of hepatic protective activity of Cichorium intybus L. (chicory) in acute liver injury. Pathological observation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection and measurements of biochemical indexes on mouse models proved hepatic protective effect of Cichorium intybus L. Identification of active compounds in Cichorium intybus L. was executed ...

This study was conduction to find a suitable and cheap plant as a source for extracting vegetable protease enzymes and investigate the effect of these enzymes for producing whey protein hydrolysate. The extract prepared from the composite weed cichorium pumilum had a satisfactory protease activity, each ml of this extract prepared from 0.1 gm dried cichorium weed stems.An alkaline and acidic ci...

Cichorium endivia. L, consumed either cooked or eaten raw in salads, is a popular kind of vegetable cultivated all around the World. Its components have been widely used in folk medicine in anti-inflammatory therapy. However, the anti-cancer activity of the components has never been reported. In this study, (3S)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid (1), an amino acid isolated from C...

Prepacked ready-to-eat mixed ingredient salads (RTE salads) are readily available whole meals that include a variety of ingredients such as raw vegetables, cooked meat, and pasta. As part of a trend toward healthy convenience foods, RTE salads have become an increasingly popular product among consumers. However, data on the incidence of foodborne pathogens in RTE salads are scarce. In this stud...