Advances in the concept of functional foods and feeds: applications of cinnamon and turmeric as functional enrichment ingredients
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Review
- Keywords
- Cinnamon, enrichment, functional feed, functional food, turmeric,
- MeSH
- Curcuma * chemistry MeSH
- Food, Fortified * MeSH
- Functional Food * analysis MeSH
- Spices analysis MeSH
- Animal Feed * analysis MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Nutritive Value MeSH
- Oils, Volatile analysis MeSH
- Plant Extracts MeSH
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum * chemistry MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Review MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Oils, Volatile MeSH
- Plant Extracts MeSH
Spices are a rich source of vitamins, polyphenols, proteins, dietary fiber, and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc, all of which play an important role in biological functions. Since ancient times, spices have been used in our kitchen as a food coloring agent. Spices like cinnamon and turmeric allegedly contain various functional ingredients, such as phenolic and volatile compounds. Therefore, this review aims to summarize the current knowledge about the nutritional profiles of cinnamon and turmeric, as well as to analyze the clinical studies on their extracts and essential oils in animals and humans. Furthermore, their enrichment applications for food products and animal feed have also been investigated in terms of safety and toxicity. Numerous studies have shown that cinnamon and turmeric have various health benefits, including the reduction of insulin resistance and insulin signaling pathways in diabetic patients, the reduction of inflammatory biomarkers, and the maintenance of gut microflora in both animals and humans. The food and animal feed industries have taken notice of these health benefits and have begun to promote cinnamon and turmeric as healthy foods. This has resulted in the development of new food products and animal feeds that contain cinnamon and turmeric as primary ingredients, which have been deemed an effective means of promoting cinnamon and turmeric's health benefits.
Amity Institute of Food Technology Amity University Noida India
Central Ayurveda Research Institute Jhansi Uttar Pradesh India
Department of Microbiology DAV University Sarmastpur Jalandhar Punjab India
School of Bioengineering and Biosciences Lovely Professional University Phagwara Punjab India
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