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: Received: 4 September 2023 / Approved: 5 September 2023 / Online: 5 September 2023 (07:48:30 CEST)
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Witharana, V. S. B.; Jayasinghe, C. Development of an Instant Herbal Porridge Cube Incorporated with Nano-Encapsulated Coccinia grandis Leaf Extract. Preprints2023, 2023090260. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0260.v1
Witharana, V. S. B.; Jayasinghe, C. Development of an Instant Herbal Porridge Cube Incorporated with Nano-Encapsulated Coccinia grandis Leaf Extract. Preprints 2023, 2023090260. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0260.v1
Witharana, V. S. B.; Jayasinghe, C. Development of an Instant Herbal Porridge Cube Incorporated with Nano-Encapsulated Coccinia grandis Leaf Extract. Preprints2023, 2023090260. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0260.v1
APA Style
Witharana, V. S. B., & Jayasinghe, C. (2023). Development of an Instant Herbal Porridge Cube Incorporated with Nano-Encapsulated <em>Coccinia grandis </em>Leaf Extract. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0260.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Witharana, V. S. B. and Chamila Jayasinghe. 2023 "Development of an Instant Herbal Porridge Cube Incorporated with Nano-Encapsulated <em>Coccinia grandis </em>Leaf Extract" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0260.v1
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a cluster of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia. Since this epidemic growing worldwide, the usage of phototherapeutics to manage diabetes is vital. Coccinia grandis (Aka ivy gourd) belongs to cucumber family is identified as a most effective herb, especially for diabetes and many other disease conditions. Hence, an instant herbal porridge cube incorporating Coccinia grandis leaf powder was produced and sensory acceptability of the porridge was evaluated using trained panelists. The bioactive activity of Coccinia grandis leaf powder showed that 66.77±0.74 mg/g GAE of Total Phenolic Content, 27.65±6.79% of DPPH radical scavenging activity, 5.72% of alpha-amylase inhibition activity and 59.64% of alpha-glucosidase inhibition activity. The effect on postprandial blood sugar levels after consuming the developed porridge was measured using healthy adults and it was observed there was no blood sugar elevation during the 2 hours of time. As a further development, Coccinia grandis leaf extract was nano-encapsulated with food grade Sodium alginate and it was incorporated into the same porridge as a safe delivery method of bioactive compounds. In-vitro digestion assay was conducted and the results show that alpha-amylase inhibition activity for the gastric phase and alpha-glucosidase inhibition activity for the intestinal phase was higher in nano-encapsulated porridge. The study concludes that, consuming nano-encapsulated Coccinia grandis leaf extract with porridge is more beneficial for diabetic patients.
Biology and Life Sciences, Food Science and Technology
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