Browsing Research Output by Subject "Aspalathin"
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Inulin as microencapsulating agent improves physicochemical properties of spray-dried aspalathin-rich green rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) extract with α-glucosidase inhibitory activity
(Elsevier, 2018)Limiting aspalathin degradation during spray-drying of green rooibos extract (GRE) is crucial to produce a functional food ingredient with antidiabetic properties. Retention of aspalathin in a GRE-inulin mixture (1:1, m/m) ... -
Transport of aspalathin, a rooibos tea flavonoid, across the skin and intestinal epithelium
(Wiley, 2008)Since Rooibos tea contains high levels of flavonoid antioxidants with potential health benefits when taken orally or applied topically, the quantity of the antioxidants crossing the physiological barriers is of scientific, ...