ArticlePeerJ2021
Nutritional properties of selected superfood extracts and their potential health benefits.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Widely Targeted Metabolomics Reveals Metabolic Differences Between Yellow and Brown Flaxseed Cultivars (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Isolation and characterization of novel microorganisms producing natural compounds of possible industrial interest: an integrated genomic and metabolomic approach.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Hemp-Based Meat Analogs: An Updated Review on Extraction Technologies, Nutritional Excellence, Functional Innovation, and Sustainable Processing Technologies.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Dietary hempseed and cardiovascular health: nutritional composition, mechanisms and comparison with other seeds.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Biofabrication's Contribution to the Evolution of Cultured Meat.Advanced healthcare materials · 2024Review
- Superfoods for Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review and Proposal for New International Recommendations.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Fatty Acid Composition of Pseudocereals and Seeds Used as Functional Food Ingredients.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe term 'superfoods' is used to market foods considered to have significant health benefits. 'Superfoods' are claimed to prevent diseases as well as improving overall health, though the lack of explicit criteria means that any food can be labelled 'super' without support from scientific research. Typically, these 'superfoods' are rich in a particular nutrient for example antioxidants or omega-3 fatty acids. The objective of this study was to investigate the nutritional properties of a selection of superfood seeds: flax, chia, hulled sunflower and two types of processed hemp seeds and determine whether they may have potential health benefits.
methodsWe developed a simple aqueous extraction method for ground seeds and analysed their composition by mineral, protein and monosaccharide analyses. Cell viability assays were performed on Caco-2 and IEC-6 intestinal epithelial cells using increasing doses of the prepared extracts.
resultsIncreased cell viability was observed in both cell lines with increasing concentrations of the flax seed, chia seed or hulled sunflower extracts (
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