Research Progress on the Functional Activities and Bioactive Components of Natural Edible Spices
Natural edible spices not only provide unique flavor quality to foods, but also have significant potential in promoting human health and disease prevention due to their bioactive components. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the major functional activities of natural edible spices, i...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
China Food Publishing Company
2025-05-01
|
| Series: | Shipin Kexue |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.spkx.net.cn/fileup/1002-6630/PDF/2025-46-10-033.pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849470562004369408 |
|---|---|
| author | LIU Xialei, ZHANG Lili, LIANG Li, XU Jialiang, ZHANG Yuyu |
| author_facet | LIU Xialei, ZHANG Lili, LIANG Li, XU Jialiang, ZHANG Yuyu |
| author_sort | LIU Xialei, ZHANG Lili, LIANG Li, XU Jialiang, ZHANG Yuyu |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Natural edible spices not only provide unique flavor quality to foods, but also have significant potential in promoting human health and disease prevention due to their bioactive components. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the major functional activities of natural edible spices, including promoting digestion, controlling blood glucose, lowering cholesterol, enhancing immunity, and antimicrobial activity. It discusses the potential roles of bioactive components such as phenolics, terpenes, carotenoids, and flavonoids in the prevention and treatment of various diseases. Additionally, this article discusses the application of natural edible spices in the food and healthcare industries and summarizes the extraction and analytical techniques used for identifying their active components through. Finally, it highlights the current research challenges and future directions, such as in-depth insights into the mechanism of action of bioactive substances in natural edible spices, development of novel natural spices, and safety assessment of long-term consumption. As research on natural edible spices has progressed, they are expected to play an increasingly important role in promoting public health and driving innovation in the food industry. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-a78f7f87374d4e8a82e49d1e6962dddd |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1002-6630 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-05-01 |
| publisher | China Food Publishing Company |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Shipin Kexue |
| spelling | doaj-art-a78f7f87374d4e8a82e49d1e6962dddd2025-08-20T03:25:07ZengChina Food Publishing CompanyShipin Kexue1002-66302025-05-01461029931410.7506/spkx1002-6630-20240902-014Research Progress on the Functional Activities and Bioactive Components of Natural Edible SpicesLIU Xialei, ZHANG Lili, LIANG Li, XU Jialiang, ZHANG Yuyu0(1. Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100048, China; 2. Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China; 3. Key Laboratory of Flavor Science of China General Chamber of Commerce, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China)Natural edible spices not only provide unique flavor quality to foods, but also have significant potential in promoting human health and disease prevention due to their bioactive components. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the major functional activities of natural edible spices, including promoting digestion, controlling blood glucose, lowering cholesterol, enhancing immunity, and antimicrobial activity. It discusses the potential roles of bioactive components such as phenolics, terpenes, carotenoids, and flavonoids in the prevention and treatment of various diseases. Additionally, this article discusses the application of natural edible spices in the food and healthcare industries and summarizes the extraction and analytical techniques used for identifying their active components through. Finally, it highlights the current research challenges and future directions, such as in-depth insights into the mechanism of action of bioactive substances in natural edible spices, development of novel natural spices, and safety assessment of long-term consumption. As research on natural edible spices has progressed, they are expected to play an increasingly important role in promoting public health and driving innovation in the food industry.https://www.spkx.net.cn/fileup/1002-6630/PDF/2025-46-10-033.pdfnatural edible spices; functional activity; mechanism; application; challenge |
| spellingShingle | LIU Xialei, ZHANG Lili, LIANG Li, XU Jialiang, ZHANG Yuyu Research Progress on the Functional Activities and Bioactive Components of Natural Edible Spices Shipin Kexue natural edible spices; functional activity; mechanism; application; challenge |
| title | Research Progress on the Functional Activities and Bioactive Components of Natural Edible Spices |
| title_full | Research Progress on the Functional Activities and Bioactive Components of Natural Edible Spices |
| title_fullStr | Research Progress on the Functional Activities and Bioactive Components of Natural Edible Spices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research Progress on the Functional Activities and Bioactive Components of Natural Edible Spices |
| title_short | Research Progress on the Functional Activities and Bioactive Components of Natural Edible Spices |
| title_sort | research progress on the functional activities and bioactive components of natural edible spices |
| topic | natural edible spices; functional activity; mechanism; application; challenge |
| url | https://www.spkx.net.cn/fileup/1002-6630/PDF/2025-46-10-033.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT liuxialeizhanglililianglixujialiangzhangyuyu researchprogressonthefunctionalactivitiesandbioactivecomponentsofnaturalediblespices |