Plant-Based Functional Foods: Emerging Ingredients, Processing Strategies and Health-Promoting Potential

1. Introduction The relationship between diet and human health has received increasing scientific attention as the prevalence of obesity, cardiovascular disorders, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases continues to…

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Role of Phytochemicals in Modulating Stress Responses and Disease Resistance

1. Introduction Plants are continuously exposed to a wide range of environmental stresses, including drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, nutrient deficiencies, heavy metal toxicity, and pathogen attacks. These biotic and abiotic…

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