Characteristics of physiology, phenology, and drought susceptibility index of two varieties of Job’s tears under water deficit stress by Wicaksono, Fiky Yulianto, Sinniah, Uma Rani, Ruminta, Sumadi, Tati Nurmala

“…Job’s tears or hanjeli (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) is a functional food crop with less popularly cultivated and longer life cycle than paddy and maize, so that it is potentially exposed to drought stress in the dry season in tropical areas. …”

Isolation and antioxidative properties of phenolics-saponins rich fraction from defatted rice bran by Chan, Kim Wei, Khong, Nicholas Mun Hoe, Iqbal, Shahid, Ismail, Maznah

“…Due to its elevated antioxidant properties, PSRF may be recommended for investigation as an active ingredient in the nutraceutical, functional food, and natural food preservative formulations. …”
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Sensory quality of pilot-scale prebiotic chocolates in Malaysia by Hussain, Norhayati, Ayob, Mohd Khan

“…Prebiotic, such as inulin, has been applied as functional food and known for its various health benefit effects such as increased mineral absorption, improved immune response and colorectal cancer prevention. …”
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Acute and subchronic oral toxicity of oil palm puree in Sprague–Dawley rats by Zainal, Zaida, Ong, Augustine, Choo, Yuen May, Chang, Sui Kiat, Abdul Rahim, Afiqah, Khaza'ai, Huzwah

“…To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to confirm the safety of palm puree as a novel functional food. These encouraging results warrant further studies to elucidate its potential for pharmaceutical formulations.…”
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Chemical profile and antiacetylcholinesterase, antityrosinase, antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of Cynometra cauliflora L. leaves by Ado, Muhammad Abubakar, Abas, Faridah, Ismail, Intan Safinar, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah, Shaari, Khozirah

“…CONCLUSION: The results indicated that C. cauliflora, the leaves in particular, is a rich source of bioactive compounds and could be beneficial for further development of high-value phytomedicinal preparations and functional food products.…”
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Antistress and antioxidant effects of virgin coconut oil in vivo by Swee, Keong Yeap, Boon, Kee Beh, Mohd Ali, Norlaily, Mohd Yusof, Hamidah, Wan, Yong Ho, Soo, Peng Koh, Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu, Long, Kamariah

“…Medium-chain fatty acids were found to be a potential antidepressant functional food; however, this effect had not been evaluated in VCO, which is rich in polyphenols and medium-chain fatty acids. …”
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Purification and characterization of angiotensin converting enzyme-inhibitory peptides derived from Stichopus horrens: stability study against the ACE and inhibition kinetics by Forghani, Bita, Zarei, Mohammad, Ebrahimpour, Afshin, Philip, Robin, Bakar, Jamilah, Abdul Hamid, Azizah, Saari, Nazamid

“…These results suggest that the hydrolysed protein components of S. horrens possess bioactive peptides that can be exploited as functional food ingredients against hypertension.…”
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CUPRAC assay-guided profiling of antioxidant compounds in methanolic extract of Lentinus squarrosulus mycelium by Abdullah, Sumaiyah, Abdullah, Noorlidah, Sabaratnam, Vikineswary, Yap, Ken Choy

“…Therefore, this research suggested the potentials of L. squarrosulus as a source of antioxidant extract to be used in food industries (functional food).…”
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Stability assessment of virgin coconut oil-based emulsion products by Khor, Yih Phing, Koh, Soo Peng, Long, Kamariah, Chong, Gun Hean, Tan, Chin Ping

“…VCO, a promising functional food oil, has gained popularity and captured public attention worldwide. …”
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Neuroprotective effects of germinated brown rice against hydrogen peroxide induced cell death in human SH-SY5Y cells by Ismail, Norsharina, Ismail, Maznah, Fathy, Siti Farhana, Musa, Siti Nor Asma, Imam, Mustapha Umar, Foo, Jhi Biau, Iqbal, Shahid

“…Therefore, GBR could be developed as a value added functional food to prevent neurodegenerative diseases caused by oxidative stress and apoptosis.…”
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Antidiabetic and antioxidants activities of Clinacanthus nutans(Burm F.) Lindau leaves extracts by S., Murugesu, A., Khatib, Z., Ibrahim, Q. U., Ahmed, B. F., Uzir, N. I., Nik Yusoff, V., Perumal, Abas, Faridah, Shaari, Khozirah

“…The present work thus provides an informative data on the potential of C. nutans to be developed as a functional food in preventing diabetes.…”

Antioxidant properties of fresh and frozen peels of citrus species by Noor Azman, Nur Fatin Inazlina, Azlan, Azrina, Hock, Eng Khoo, Razman, Muhammad Rizal

“…Citrus peel is a functional food. It is rich in antioxidants. This study aims to investigate the antioxidant properties of selected fresh and frozen peels of Citrus species. …”
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Application of seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii) in Malaysian food products by Mohammad, Salma Malihah, Mohd Razali, Siti Farhanah, Mohamad Rozaiman, Nur Hdayah Nabilah, Laizani, Athiah Nabihah, Zawawi, Norhasnida

“…Based on customer survey, functional foods that are “research proven” were the most preferred. …”
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Stingless bee honey, a novel source of trehalulose: a biologically active disaccharide with health benefits by Fletcher, Mary T., Hungerford, Natasha L., Webber, Dennis, Carpinelli de Jesus, Matheus, Zhang, Jiali, Stone, Isobella S. J., Blanchfield, Joanne T., Zawawi, Norhasnida

“…Stingless bee (Meliponini) honey has long been considered a high-value functional food, but the perceived therapeutic value has lacked attribution to specific bioactive components. …”

Proximate, total phenolic and total flavonoid content of oxalis barrelieri juice by Chao, Teh Yu

“…With the surging development in functional food and herbal products, Oxalis barrelieri had been made into herbal beverages for reducing the risk of getting diabetes mellitus II. …”
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Enzymatic production of fructooligosaccharides from phytoenzymes of ananas comosus waste by using response surface methodology: one factor by Nur Dini, M. J., Noormazlinah, Ahmad, Norhanimah, Hamidi, Nurul Aini, Mohd Azman

“…Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are low calorie sweeteners with prebiotic property which is widely used as functional food material. FOS can be produced by using phytoenzymes from Ananas comosus waste. …”
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Microwave-assisted extraction and characterization of fatty acid from eel fish (Monopterus albus) by Afolabi, Haruna Kolawole, Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip, Alara, Oluwaseun Ruth

“…Eel fish (Monopterus albus) is a functional food that has shown remarkable effects on a range of diseases, which include inflammatory diseases, type 2 diabetes and cancer. …”
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Ultrasound- assisted extraction propolis and its kinetic study by Najihah, Yusof, Mimi Sakinah, A. M., Veloo, Kutty R.

“…In current times, there has been a growing attention in the consumption of functional food such as propolis due to the abundant of available bioactive compounds such as polyphenols. …”
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Production of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) by enzymatic reaction from phytoenzyme of ananas comosus waste by Nur Dini, Mat Jusoh

“…Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), which are considered as inulin-type fructans, represent an important source of prebiotic compounds that are widely used as an ingredient in functional foods. Prebiotics are considered as additives of functional food due to the ability to promote host health by increasing the growth of probiotic microorganisms. …”
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Survival of Isolated Probiotic Yeast Strains from Kefir Towards Bile and Acidic Environments by Azhar, M. A., M.S., Munaim

“…The abundance of probiotic yeast strains in kefir drinks provides an opportunity to identify potential probiotic yeast as dietary supplements or functional food. Currently, yeast products are not as widely available as bacterial strains, but this is expected to change in the near future. …”
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