Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review
Bioactive compounds are secondary metabolites synthesized by plants for maintaining homeostasis; however, they also modulate metabolic processes and demonstrate valuable effects in the human body. The fig was cherished as food and for its pharmaceutical properties. The presence of a wide range of bi...
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author | Ankita Walia Naveen Kumar Rajat Singh Harish Kumar Vikas Kumar Ravinder Kaushik Avvaru Praveen Kumar |
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description | Bioactive compounds are secondary metabolites synthesized by plants for maintaining homeostasis; however, they also modulate metabolic processes and demonstrate valuable effects in the human body. The fig was cherished as food and for its pharmaceutical properties. The presence of a wide range of biologically active compounds such as carotenoids, flavonoids, phenols, and vitamin C is obligated for their functional properties as well as their technological capability as a dietary supplement is responsible for most health impacts. Owing to the rich and diversified composition of biologically active compounds these compounds possess different biological properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and hepatoprotective activity that implies those bioactive substances might be used in the creation of novel culinary and medicinal products. Fig fruit should be widely recognized as a natural functional product. This systematic and comprehensive review gives the notion of developing figs species as a viable and innovative component for its varied food and nonfood applications as a remarkable and primitive source of medication and nourishment. |
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spelling | doaj-art-0051e69c1ec744568ca06a469ad5a2be2025-02-03T05:50:18ZengWileyJournal of Food Quality1745-45572022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6597092Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A ReviewAnkita Walia0Naveen Kumar1Rajat Singh2Harish Kumar3Vikas Kumar4Ravinder Kaushik5Avvaru Praveen Kumar6Amity Institute of BiotechnologyAmity Institute of BiotechnologyAmity Institute of BiotechnologyAmity Institute of BiotechnologyDepartment of Food Science and TechnologyUniversity of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDepartment of Applied ChemistryBioactive compounds are secondary metabolites synthesized by plants for maintaining homeostasis; however, they also modulate metabolic processes and demonstrate valuable effects in the human body. The fig was cherished as food and for its pharmaceutical properties. The presence of a wide range of biologically active compounds such as carotenoids, flavonoids, phenols, and vitamin C is obligated for their functional properties as well as their technological capability as a dietary supplement is responsible for most health impacts. Owing to the rich and diversified composition of biologically active compounds these compounds possess different biological properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and hepatoprotective activity that implies those bioactive substances might be used in the creation of novel culinary and medicinal products. Fig fruit should be widely recognized as a natural functional product. This systematic and comprehensive review gives the notion of developing figs species as a viable and innovative component for its varied food and nonfood applications as a remarkable and primitive source of medication and nourishment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6597092 |
spellingShingle | Ankita Walia Naveen Kumar Rajat Singh Harish Kumar Vikas Kumar Ravinder Kaushik Avvaru Praveen Kumar Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review Journal of Food Quality |
title | Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review |
title_full | Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review |
title_fullStr | Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review |
title_short | Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review |
title_sort | bioactive compounds in ficus fruits their bioactivities and associated health benefits a review |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6597092 |
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