Monica Boev, Cristina Stănescu, Mihaela Turturică, Mihaela Cotârleţ, Denisa Batîr-Marin, Nicoleta Maftei, Carmen Chiţescu, Leontina Grigore-Gurgu, Vasilica Barbu, Elena Enachi, Elena Lăcrămioara Lisă
The primary goal of this study was to generate different kinds of functional products based on carrots that were supplemented with lactic acid bacteria. The fact that carrots ( Daucus carota sp.) rank among the most popular vegetables in our country led to the convergence of the research aim. Their abundance of bioactive compounds, primarily polyphenols, flavonoids, and carotenoids, offers numerous health benefits. Among the obtained products, the freeze-dried carrot powder ( FDCP ) variation presented the highest concentrations of total carotenoids ( TCs ) and β -carotene ( BC ) of 26...
February 19, 2024: Molecules: a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry