Plants from Arid Zones of Mexico: Bioactive Compounds and Potential Use for Food Production
(1) Background: Climate change has several consequences; one of them is increasing the severity of droughts. This has led to an opportunity to study arid zone plants as food sources that have potential biological activities and improve consumer health. (2) Methods: In this work, we review recent res...
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| author | Isabel Márquez-Rangel Mario Cruz Alberto A. Neira-Vielma Sonia N. Ramírez-Barrón Pedro Aguilar-Zarate Ruth Belmares |
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| description | (1) Background: Climate change has several consequences; one of them is increasing the severity of droughts. This has led to an opportunity to study arid zone plants as food sources that have potential biological activities and improve consumer health. (2) Methods: In this work, we review recent research focused on the traditional use and importance of arid zone plants, their nutritional contribution, and their beneficial effects on health when they are consumed; these effects are primarily because of their antioxidant activity, which inhibits free radicals and contributes to improved nutrition and benefits consumer health. (3) Results: Several plant-based functional food studies have shown that the consumption of bioactive compounds is a complement to drugs for preventing some chronic degenerative diseases, such as gastrointestinal diseases, diabetes, and obesity. (4) Conclusions: Given all of the previously mentioned factors, plants from arid zones are potential sources for obtaining bioactive compounds with low water requirements. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b0757d4de078437185b2e9283d7443242025-01-24T13:48:16ZengMDPI AGResources2079-92762025-01-011411310.3390/resources14010013Plants from Arid Zones of Mexico: Bioactive Compounds and Potential Use for Food ProductionIsabel Márquez-Rangel0Mario Cruz1Alberto A. Neira-Vielma2Sonia N. Ramírez-Barrón3Pedro Aguilar-Zarate4Ruth Belmares5School of Chemical Sciences, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo Coahuila, Boulevard Venustiano Carranza e Ing. José Cárdenas, Col. República C.P., Saltillo 25280, Coahuila, MexicoDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Antonio Narro Autonomous Agricultural University, Calzada Antonio Narro no. 1923, Col. Buenavista C.P., Saltillo 25315, Coahuila, MexicoSchool of Chemical Sciences, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo Coahuila, Boulevard Venustiano Carranza e Ing. José Cárdenas, Col. República C.P., Saltillo 25280, Coahuila, MexicoDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Antonio Narro Autonomous Agricultural University, Calzada Antonio Narro no. 1923, Col. Buenavista C.P., Saltillo 25315, Coahuila, MexicoEngineering Department, Technological Institute of Ciudad Valles, Ciudad Valles 79010, San Luis Potosi, MexicoSchool of Chemical Sciences, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo Coahuila, Boulevard Venustiano Carranza e Ing. José Cárdenas, Col. República C.P., Saltillo 25280, Coahuila, Mexico(1) Background: Climate change has several consequences; one of them is increasing the severity of droughts. This has led to an opportunity to study arid zone plants as food sources that have potential biological activities and improve consumer health. (2) Methods: In this work, we review recent research focused on the traditional use and importance of arid zone plants, their nutritional contribution, and their beneficial effects on health when they are consumed; these effects are primarily because of their antioxidant activity, which inhibits free radicals and contributes to improved nutrition and benefits consumer health. (3) Results: Several plant-based functional food studies have shown that the consumption of bioactive compounds is a complement to drugs for preventing some chronic degenerative diseases, such as gastrointestinal diseases, diabetes, and obesity. (4) Conclusions: Given all of the previously mentioned factors, plants from arid zones are potential sources for obtaining bioactive compounds with low water requirements.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/14/1/13bioactive compoundsarid zone plantsfunctional foodtraditional foods |
| spellingShingle | Isabel Márquez-Rangel Mario Cruz Alberto A. Neira-Vielma Sonia N. Ramírez-Barrón Pedro Aguilar-Zarate Ruth Belmares Plants from Arid Zones of Mexico: Bioactive Compounds and Potential Use for Food Production Resources bioactive compounds arid zone plants functional food traditional foods |
| title | Plants from Arid Zones of Mexico: Bioactive Compounds and Potential Use for Food Production |
| title_full | Plants from Arid Zones of Mexico: Bioactive Compounds and Potential Use for Food Production |
| title_fullStr | Plants from Arid Zones of Mexico: Bioactive Compounds and Potential Use for Food Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plants from Arid Zones of Mexico: Bioactive Compounds and Potential Use for Food Production |
| title_short | Plants from Arid Zones of Mexico: Bioactive Compounds and Potential Use for Food Production |
| title_sort | plants from arid zones of mexico bioactive compounds and potential use for food production |
| topic | bioactive compounds arid zone plants functional food traditional foods |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/14/1/13 |
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