Quality, functional and sensory evaluation of pasta fortified with extracts from Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes.

Alessandro AttanzioPatrizia DianaPaola BarrajaAnna CarboneVirginia SpanòBarbara ParrinoStella M CascioferroMario AllegraGirolamo CirrincioneLuisa TesoriereAlessandra Montalbano

Published in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture (2019)

The results of the present study indicate that OCE-fortified pasta comprises a food with healthy properties, such as blood cholesterol- and glucose-lowering capabilities. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.

Keyphrases

blood glucose
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance