Functional foods have gained increasing attention for their capacity to promote health and reduce chronic‐disease risk beyond basic nutrition. Among plant‐based functional ingredients, pumpkin (
Cucurbita
spp.) and chia (
Salvia hispanica
L.) seeds are nutrient‐dense sources of proteins, unsaturated fatty acids...
F. Urooj, Fatima Javed, Abdul Mueez Ahmad et al.· Food Biomacromolecules· 0 citations
Polysaccharides are complex biopolymers of monosaccharide units linked through glycosidic bonds that serve roles in energy storage and diverse biological functions in living organisms. Agricultural by-products, including fruit peels, pomace, seeds, cereal brans, and plant residues, are abundant, renewable sources of bi...