Chemistry, pharmacology and new trends in traditional functional and medicinal beverages

Valduga, Alice Teresa; Gonçalves, Itamar Luís; Magri, Ederlan; Finzer, José Roberto Delalíbera

doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2018.10.091

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“…New flavors, differentiated teas, health, and wellness are the next wave in teas. In response to growing demand, companies are expanding their range of tea flavors, many of which boast medicinal properties (Valduga, Gonçalves, Magri, & Delalibera Finzer, ). In the context of new raw materials for teas, yerba mate‐based beverages are increasing outside South America, as an alternative to other plant‐based beverages such as tea and coffee.…”

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Development of a preliminary sensory lexicon for mate tea

Godoy

Chambers

Yang

2020

Journal of Sensory Studies

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A Lexicon was developed for yerba mate tea including attributes, definitions, and references to describe the color, aroma, and flavor. A highly trained panel generated 39 attributes and evaluated 18 samples of tea. Some attributes such as smoky, woody, straw-like, ashy, astringent, bitter, sweet aromatics, musty dusty, and dark green were present in most of the samples. Other characteristics such as green, floral, spice brown, and petroleum-like appeared in less than 50% of the samples. The sensory profile of mate tea was complex but differed for various teas. This terminology can be useful for manufacturers, producers, and consumers and helpful for the standardization of mate tea. Practical applicationThe development of a sensory lexicon for mate tea can be helpful for the entire mate tea chain from grower to producer to consumer. Such a lexicon aids researcher in breeding programs for Yerba Mate, can help crop managers producing mate tea with the desired characteristics; assists manufacturers in differentiating products, categorizing and selecting of raw material, optimizing processes and developing new products;and can ensure consumers they are getting a consisted, expected product. Such data are critical for use in sensory studies where descriptive data are related to consumer preferences and for conducting studies in different, labs, regions, and countries.

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Development of a preliminary sensory lexicon for mate tea

Godoy

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Yang

2020

Journal of Sensory Studies

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“…Terpenes are lipid-soluble compounds that include one-or more five-carbon isoprene units, which are synthesized by all organisms through two pathways, mevalonate and deoxy-D-xylulose [27]. Terpenoids are classified according to the number of isoprene units they contain; terpenes and terpenoids are basic constituents of many types of plant essential oils [28]. Alkaloids are bioactive compounds that generally contain nitrogen derived from an amino acid of great importance because it has physiological and medicinal properties, for example, caffeine, nicotine, morphine, atropine, and quinine [29].…”

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Plant Metabolites in Plant Defense Against Pathogens

Ramírez-Gómez¹,

Jiménez-García²,

Campos³

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Plant Diseases - Current Threats and Management Trends

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Medicinal plants are widely used worldwide to treat various diseases. Its widespread use is due in part to the cultural acceptance of traditional medicine in different regions of the world, as well as its effectiveness in treating various diseases. Many of its active substances or secondary metabolites are formed to a response of various situations that generate stress in their habitat, such as sudden changes in environmental temperature, humidity, rain, drought, and infections by phytopathogens (fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, protozoa). The production of these secondary metabolites is a mechanism of defense of plants. In this context, the objective of this chapter is to study the secondary metabolites of medicinal plants that could have a promising application in the control of different phytopathogens in crops of agricultural and economic interest.

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“…The type and amount of these compounds is determined by the degree of fermentation of the leaves. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate is the major compound in green tea and theaflavins are produced during the processing of black tea, providing the characteristic flavor [5][6][7]. The health benefits of Camellia sinensis teas include antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, cholesterol lowering, and cardiovascular protection properties, among others [4,8].…”

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The Pharmacological Activity of Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze on Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders: A Systematic Review

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Tea made from Camellia sinensis leaves is one of the most consumed beverages worldwide. This systematic review aims to update Camellia sinensis pharmacological activity on metabolic and endocrine disorders. Inclusion criteria were preclinical and clinical studies of tea extracts and isolated compounds on osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypercholesterolemia, and obesity written in English between 2014 and 2019 and published in Pubmed, Science Direct, and Scopus. From a total of 1384 studies, 80 reports met inclusion criteria. Most papers were published in 2015 (29.3%) and 2017 (20.6%), conducted in China (28.75%), US (12.5%), and South Korea (10%) and carried out with extracts (67.5%, especially green tea) and isolated compounds (41.25%, especially epigallocatechin gallate). Most pharmacological studies were in vitro and in vivo studies focused on diabetes and obesity. Clinical trials, although they have demonstrated promising results, are very limited. Future research should be aimed at providing more clinical evidence on less studied pathologies such as osteoporosis, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome. Given the close relationship among all endocrine disorders, it would be of interest to find a standard dose of tea or their bioactive constituents that would be beneficial for all of them.

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Chemistry, pharmacology and new trends in traditional functional and medicinal beverages

Cited by 89 publications

References 190 publications

Development of a preliminary sensory lexicon for mate tea

Development of a preliminary sensory lexicon for mate tea

Plant Metabolites in Plant Defense Against Pathogens

The Pharmacological Activity of Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze on Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders: A Systematic Review

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