- Title
- Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng.): a rich source of bioactive compounds and its potential health benefits
- Creator
- Chuyen, Hoang V.; Nguyen, Minh H.; Roach, Paul D.; Golding, John B.; Parks, Sophie E.
- Relation
- International Journal of Food Science & Technology Vol. 50, Issue 3, p. 567-577
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.12721
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Gac (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng.) is a tropical vine originating from South and South-East Asia. Gac fruit has traditionally been used in Asia to provide red colour for cuisines and enhance visional health. Recently, Gac fruit has emerged as a potential source of carotenoids, especially lycopene and β-carotene. Carotenoids and other identified bioactives from this fruit including phenolics, flavonoids and trypsin inhibitors are associated with many beneficial bioactivities such as antioxidant, anticancer and provitamin A activities. In addition to the traditional utilisation, commercial products like Gac powder and Gac oil have been manufactured as natural colourants and medicinal supplements. This paper is a review of the scientific literature on the nutritional composition, biological activities and processing of Gac fruit.
- Subject
- biological activity; gac oil; gac powder; lycopene; β-carotene
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1333718
- Identifier
- uon:27134
- Identifier
- ISSN:0950-5423
- Language
- eng
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