Bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) bioactive composition and health benefits: A review

SP Tan, TC Kha, SE Parks… - Food Reviews International, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) has traditionally been used as a medicinal food in
many developing countries. It is a tropical fruit claimed to have therapeutic effects due to its …

Gac fruit: nutrient and phytochemical composition, and options for processing

TC Kha, MH Nguyen, PD Roach, SE Parks… - Food Reviews …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng or Gac fruits are rich in nutrients, including carotenoids,
fatty acids, vitamin E, polyphenol compounds, and flavonoids. Medicinal compounds are …

Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng.): a rich source of bioactive compounds and its potential health benefits

…, PD Roach, JB Golding, SE Parks - … Journal of Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Gac ( M omordica cochinchinensis Spreng.) is a tropical vine originating from South and
South‐East Asia. Gac fruit has traditionally been used in Asia to provide red colour for cuisines …

Effects of the spray-drying temperatures on the physiochemical properties of an encapsulated bitter melon aqueous extract powder

SP Tan, CK Tuyen, SE Parks, CE Stathopoulos… - Powder Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) is a medicinal fruit often used for the treatment of
diabetes, due to its content of saponins, phenolics and flavonoids and its antioxidant capacity. …

Water and nutrient use efficiency of a low-cost hydroponic greenhouse for a cucumber crop: An Australian case study

HS Grewal, B Maheshwari, SE Parks - Agricultural water management, 2011 - Elsevier
The Australian greenhouse industry is primarily dominated by low-cost hydroponic
greenhouses for delivery of water and nutrients to plants to grow a variety of vegetable crops …

Encapsulation of carotenoid-rich oil from Gac peel: Optimisation of the encapsulating process using a spray drier and the storage stability of encapsulated powder

HV Chuyen, PD Roach, JB Golding, SE Parks… - Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The carotenoid-rich oil recovered from Gac peel, a waste from Gac fruit processing, has
been encapsulated with a mixture of whey protein concentrate and gum Arabic using a spray …

Microwave‐assisted extraction and ultrasound‐assisted extraction for recovering carotenoids from Gac peel and their effects on antioxidant capacity of the extracts

…, PD Roach, JB Golding, SE Parks - Food Science & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The peel of Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng.) contains high levels of bioactive
compounds, especially carotenoids which possess significant antioxidant capacities. …

Optimized aqueous extraction of saponins from bitter melon for production of a saponin‐enriched bitter melon powder

…, QV Vuong, CE Stathopoulos, SE Parks… - Journal of food …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Bitter melon, Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae), aqueous extracts are proposed to have
health‐promoting properties due to their content of saponins and their antioxidant activity. …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction of flavonoids from bitter melon

SP Tan, SE Parks, CE Stathopoulos… - Food and Nutrition …, 2014 - scirp.org
Bitter melon, Momordica charantia L, is a popular traditional medicinal fruit in tropical and
subtropical countries. It has been linked with therapeutic effects, some of which are likely due …

A critical evaluation of on-farm rapid tests for measuring nitrate in leafy vegetables

SE Parks, DE Irving, PJ Milham - Scientia horticulturae, 2012 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) supply to crops impacts on the synthesis of the green photosynthetic pigment,
chlorophyll, and on plant nitrate concentration. Insufficient N supply decreases nitrate …