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An extract (essence) is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol, oil or water. Extracts may be sold as tinctures or absolutes or dried and powdered.
Siraitia grosvenorii, also known as monk fruit, monkfruit, luó hàn guǒ, or Swingle fruit, is a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is native to southern China . The plant is cultivated for its fruit extract containing mogrosides .
In the United States, guaraná fruit powder and seed extract have not been evaluated for the status of "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) by the Food and Drug Administration, but rather are approved as food additives for flavor (but not non-flavor) uses. [17] [18]
Grapefruit seed extract (GSE), also known as citrus seed extract, is a liquid extract derived from the seeds, pulp, and white membranes of grapefruit. [1] GSE is prepared by grinding the grapefruit seed and juiceless pulp, then mixing with glycerin . [ 1 ]
The extract consists of about 65–80% silymarin (a flavonolignan complex) and 20–35% fatty acids, including linoleic acid. [20] Silymarin is a complex mixture of polyphenolic molecules, including seven closely related flavonolignans (silybin A, silybin B, isosilybin A, isosilybin B, silychristin, isosilychristin, silydianin) and one ...
Açaí oil, obtained from the fruit of the açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea), is rich in numerous procyanidin oligomers. [8] Apples contain on average per serving about eight times the amount of proanthocyanidin found in wine, with some of the highest amounts found in the Red Delicious and Granny Smith varieties. [9]
Sea buckthorn berries. Sea buckthorn oil is a red-orange oil derived from sea buckthorn plants. The most commonly used species for this purpose is Hippophae rhamnoides.Species belonging to this genus accumulate lipids in the mesocarp (the fruit pulp), [1] so the oil can be extracted from either the seeds or the pulp.
Juicing may not be the best way to extract all of the nutritional value from fruits and vegetables. One study has shown that when juiced grapefruit was compared with blended, the latter was superior. [11] Smoothies, which are the blending of fruit into juice, not the extraction, leave pulp and seeds within the drink leading to better nutrition ...