Beer and Scurvy.

Smith, Alice H.

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“…Fir needles from different plant varieties share a long history of beneficial use for human health and other applications, deriving from the anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties, later attributed to the respective essential oils (EOs), polyphenols and flavonoids, and linked to their antioxidant activity. Reports exist, dating back to the 16th century, about the use of fir parts for prophylaxis and treatment of various diseases [1,2], as well as for recreational purposes, in particular in spruce beer [3,4]. Indeed, spruce beer turned out to be an effective preservative against, and remedy for, scurvy [5], as well as for rheumatic joints, colds and venereal disease [6], with its use reported in many areas of the world [4,5,7,8,9,10].…”

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Affordable Production of Antioxidant Aqueous Solutions by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Processing of Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Needles

Albanese

Bonetti

D’Acqui

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Extracts from parts of coniferous trees have received increased interest due to their valuable bioactive compounds and properties, useful for plenty of experimental and consolidated applications, in fields comprising nutraceutics, cosmetics, pharmacology, food preservation, and stimulation of plant growth. However, the variability of the bioactive properties, the complexity of the extraction methods, and the use of potentially harmful synthetic chemicals, still represent an obstacle to the spreading of such valuable natural compounds. Hydrodynamic cavitation is emerging as a promising innovative technique for the extraction of precious food components and by-products from waste raw material of the agro-food production chain, which can improve processing efficiency, reduce resource consumption, and produce healthy, high-quality products. In this study, a process based on controlled hydrodynamic cavitation was applied for the first time to the production of aqueous solutions of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) needles with enhanced antioxidant activity. The observed levels of the in vitro antioxidant activity, comparable or higher than those found for reference substances, pure extracts, and other water extracts and beverages, highlight the very good potential of the hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) process for the creation of solvent-free, aqueous solutions endowed with bioactive compounds extracted from silver fir needles.

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Affordable Production of Antioxidant Aqueous Solutions by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Processing of Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Needles

Albanese

Bonetti

D’Acqui

et al. 2019

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“…Spruce beer, a compound of spruce tops, yeast, flour, sugar, and water, was reported as a drink used by sailors in the Baltic Sea as early as the sixteenth century [3,4]. For at least three centuries, the spruce beer turned out to be a common and effective preservative against, and remedy for, scurvy [5] , during eighteenth century explorations of the North America, Pacific Ocean, New Zealand [6,7], as well as in Arctic explorations [5,8].…”

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Affordable Production of Antioxidant Aqueous Solutions by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Processing of Silver Fir (<em>Abies Alba</em> Mill.) Needles

Albanese

Bonetti²,

D’Acqui³

et al. 2018

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Extracts from parts of coniferous trees have received increased interest due to their valuable bioactive compounds and properties, useful for plenty of experimental and consolidated applications, in fields comprising nutraceutics, cosmetics, pharmacology, food preservation, and stimulation of plant growth. However, the variability of the bioactive properties, the complexity of the extraction methods, and the use of potentially harmful synthetic chemicals, still represent an obstacle to the spreading of such valuable natural compounds. Hydrodynamic cavitation is emerging as a promising innovative technique for the extraction of precious food components and by-products from waste raw material of the agro-food production chain, which can improve processing efficiency, reduce resource consumption, and produce healthy, high-quality products. In this study, a process based on controlled hydrodynamic cavitation was applied for the first time to the production of aqueous solutions of silver fir (Abies Alba Mill.) needles with enhanced antioxidant activity. The observed levels of the in vitro antioxidant activity, comparable or higher than those found for reference substances, pure extracts, and other water extracts and beverages, highlight the very good potential of the HC process for the creation of solvent-free, aqueous solutions endowed with bioactive compounds extracted from silver fir needles.

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Effect of Germination on Cereal and Legume Nutrient Changes and Food or Feed Value: A Comprehensive Review

Finney

1983

Mobilization of Reserves in Germination

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Beer and Scurvy.

Cited by 6 publications

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Affordable Production of Antioxidant Aqueous Solutions by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Processing of Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Needles

Affordable Production of Antioxidant Aqueous Solutions by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Processing of Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Needles

Affordable Production of Antioxidant Aqueous Solutions by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Processing of Silver Fir (<em>Abies Alba</em> Mill.) Needles

Effect of Germination on Cereal and Legume Nutrient Changes and Food or Feed Value: A Comprehensive Review

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