Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) as a Potential Functional Food Source of Mucilage and Bioactive Compounds with Technological Applications and Health Benefits

Lacerda Dantas, Thamires; Carolina Alonso Buriti, Flávia; Rolim Florentino, Eliane

doi:10.3390/plants10081683

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Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) as a Potential Functional Food Source of Mucilage and Bioactive Compounds with Technological Applications and Health Benefits

Published in Plants • Aug 16, 2021

Authors:

Thamires Lacerda Dantas

Flávia Carolina Alonso Buriti

Eliane Rolim Florentino

Abstract

family. It is commonly used in cooking but also in traditional medicine in the treatment of worms, dysentery, inflammation, and also irritation of the stomach, intestines, and kidneys, as it is a potential functional food. Its mucilage is a highly viscous polysaccharide that is mostly composed of mo...

Subject

Mucilage

Abelmoschus

Nutraceutical

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