Anacardium plants: chemical, nutritional composition and biotechnological applications
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2019Author
Salehi, BahareGültekin-Özgüven, Mine
Kırkın, Celale
Özçelik, Beraat
Bezerra Morais-Braga, Maria Flaviana
Pereira Carneiro, Joara Nalyda
Bezerra, Camila Fonseca
da Silva, Teresinha Goncalves
Melo Coutinho, Henrique Douglas
Amina, Benabdallah
Armstrong, Lorene
Selamoğlu, Zeliha
Sevindik, Mustafa
Yousaf, Zubaida
Sharifi-Rad, Javad
Muddathir, Ali Mahmoud
Devkota, Hari Prasad
Martorell, Miquel
Jugran, Arun Kumar
Martins, Natalia
Cho, William C.
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Salehi, B., Gultekin-Ozguven, M., Kirkin, C., Ozcelik, B., Morais-Braga, M. F. B., Carneiro, J. N. P., Fonseca Bezerra, C., da Silva, T. G., Coutinho, H. D. M., Amina, B., Armstrong, L., Selamoglu, Z., Sevindik, M., Yousaf, Z., Sharifi-Rad, J., Muddathir, A. M., Devkota, H. P., Martorell, M., Jugran, A. K., Martins, N., Cho, W. C. (2019). Anacardium plants: chemical, nutritional composition and biotechnological applications. Biomolecules, 9(9),Article Number. 465. DOI: 10.3390/biom9090465Abstract
Anacardium plants are native to the American tropical regions, and Anacardium occidentale L. (cashew tree) is the most recognized species of the genus. These species contain rich secondary metabolites in their leaf and shoot powder, fruits and other parts that have shown diverse applications. This review describes the habitat and cultivation of Anacardium species, phytochemical and nutritional composition, and their industrial food applications. Besides, we also discuss the secondary metabolites present in Anacardium plants which display great antioxidant and antimicrobial effects. These make the use of Anacardium species in the food industry an interesting approach to the development of green foods.