Sea Fennel ( Crithmum maritimum L.) as an Emerging Crop for the Manufacturing of Innovative Foods and Nutraceuticals

Sea Fennel ( Crithmum maritimum L.) as an Emerging Crop for the Manufacturing of Innovative Foods and Nutraceuticals

Sea fennel ( L.) is a perennial, strongly aromatic herb that has been used since ancient times in cuisine and folk medicine due to its renowned properties. Recently described as a "cash" crop, sea fennel is an ideal candidate for the promotion of halophyte agriculture in the Mediterranean...

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Published in:Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 28; no. 12; p. 4741
Main Authors: Kraouia, Maryem, Nartea, Ancuta, Maoloni, Antonietta, Osimani, Andrea, Garofalo, Cristiana, Fanesi, Benedetta, Ismaiel, Lama, Aquilanti, Lucia, Pacetti, Deborah
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01-06-2023
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Subjects:
Antioxidants
Apiaceae
Barley
Bioactive compounds
Carotenoids
Climate change
Crithmum maritimum
Crops
Dietary Supplements
edible film
Essential oils
Fatty acids
Fermented food
Flavonoids
Foeniculum
Food
Food industry
functional food ingredients
Functional foods
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
halophyte
Halophytes
Leaves
Manufacturing
Metabolites
Minerals
nutraceuticals
Oils & fats
Polyphenols
Review
Rural areas
Salinity
Spices
Vitamins
Greece
England
Italy
United Kingdom > UK
Croatia
Spain
functional foods
halophyte
functional food ingredients
nutraceuticals
bioactive compounds
essential oils
edible film
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Summary:Sea fennel ( L.) is a perennial, strongly aromatic herb that has been used since ancient times in cuisine and folk medicine due to its renowned properties. Recently described as a "cash" crop, sea fennel is an ideal candidate for the promotion of halophyte agriculture in the Mediterranean basin due to its acknowledged adaptation to the Mediterranean climate, its resilience to risks/shocks related to climate changes, and its exploitability in food and non-food applications, which generates an alternative source of employment in rural areas. The present review provides insight into the nutritional and functional traits of this new crop as well as its exploitation in innovative food and nutraceutical applications. Various previous studies have fully demonstrated the high biological and nutritional potential of sea fennel, highlighting its high content of bioactive compounds, including polyphenols, carotenoids, ω-3 and ω-6 essential fatty acids, minerals, vitamins, and essential oils. Moreover, in previous studies, this aromatic halophyte showed good potential for application in the manufacturing of high-value foods, including both fermented and unfermented preserves, sauces, powders, and spices, herbal infusions and decoctions, and even edible films, as well as nutraceuticals. Further research efforts are needed to fully disclose the potential of this halophyte in view of its full exploitation by the food and nutraceutical industries.
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ISSN:1420-3049
1420-3049
DOI:10.3390/molecules28124741