• Curcumin nanosystems could be powerful COVID-19 therapeutics

    The need for therapeutics COVID-19 is caused by infection with the novel SARS-CoV-2 pathogen, which engages and enters host cells through its spike protein. At present, there are more than 138.3 million documented cases globally, with the death toll nearing three million. Though vaccines have bee...
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  • Curcumin

    Curcumin is a component of the Indian spice turmeric (Curcumin longa), a type of ginger. Curcumin is one of three curcuminoids present in turmeric, the other two being desmethoxycurcumin and bis-desmethoxycurcumin. These curcuminoids give turmeric its yellow color and curcumin is used as a yellow...
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  • Regulations for Stevia

    Stevia is a generic name and covers a broader area from the plant to the extract. In general, purified Stevia leaf extract contains 95% or greater purity of SGs, as mentioned in the safety review by the JEFCA in 2008, which is supported by several regulatory agencies including the FDA and Europea...
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  • How is Paprika oleoresin used in food

    In oil or fat-based food systems, paprika will give an orange-red to red-orange color, the exact hue of the oleoresin depends on growing and harvest conditions, holding / cleaning conditions, method of extraction and quality of the oil used for dilution and/or standardization. Paprika oleoresin i...
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