Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galați, 111 Domnească Street, 800201 Galați, Romania.
Cross-Border Faculty, "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galați, 111 Domnească Street, 800201 Galați, Romania.
Molecules. 2022 Nov 17;27(22):7964. doi: 10.3390/molecules27227964.
Galactagogue herbs, also known as natural lactation adjuvants, are frequently used to stimulate breast milk production. Due to their antioxidant activity and phenolic content, anise ( L.) and fennel ( L.) were chosen to increase the added value of zucchini ( L.) purees. At the same time, this work aimed to determine the influence of heat treatment on various characteristics of the final product. The phytochemical content, color parameters, and rheological and textural parameters of zucchini purees enriched with herbal aqueous extracts were determined after processing and after one week of storage (4 °C). In the case of antioxidant activity, samples registered a variation between 6.62 ± 1.71 and 38.32 ± 3.85 µM Trolox/g DW for the samples processed by steam convection. The total difference color parameter (ΔE) increased seven times after one week of storage compared to samples at T. Fennel and anise aqueous extracts helped improve the rheological behavior of zucchini samples both by steam and hot air convection. This study may serve as a springboard for future investigations and clinical trials into the scientific validity and safety of ready-to-eat foods with special destinations.
催乳草药，也称为天然催乳辅助剂，常被用于刺激母乳分泌。由于其抗氧化活性和酚类含量，茴香（L.）和小茴香（L.）被选用来增加西葫芦（L.）泥的附加值。同时，本工作旨在确定热处理对最终产品各种特性的影响。加工后和储存一周后（4°C），测定了含有草药水提物的西葫芦泥的植物化学物质含量、颜色参数、流变学和质构参数。就抗氧化活性而言，蒸汽对流处理的样品的 Trolox/g DW 值在 6.62±1.71 到 38.32±3.85µM 之间变化。与处理时的样品相比，储存一周后的总色差参数（ΔE）增加了七倍。茴香和小茴香水提取物有助于通过蒸汽和热空气对流改善西葫芦样品的流变行为。这项研究可以为未来对具有特殊用途的即食食品的科学有效性和安全性进行调查和临床试验提供跳板。
