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Nutritional and Bioactive Constituents of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties in Spinacia oleracea: A Review

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Faujan, Nur Huda-, Zubairi, Saiful Irwan, Ahmad Baker, Auni Afiqah·2023·Sains Malaysiana

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In recent years, overwhelming studies have recognized the excellent functional and nutritional properties of green leafy vegetables that can be gained through a proper human diet. Among the vegetables studied, Spinacia oleraceaLinn. or commonly known as spinach is widely being acknowledged for having a diverse range of nutritional composition and bioactive phytochemical compounds. Spinach, which is grouped under the Amaranthaceae family, contains various beneficial effects owing to their nutritional compositions, such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fibre, minerals, vitamins, and bioactive constituents that are directly linked to various bio-functional properties. The valuable bio-constituent of polyphenols that exist in spinach contributes to its effective antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Therefore, the antioxidant from spinach extract is a promising source of natural antioxidants to replace the harmful effect of synthetic antioxidants. Moreover, it can inhibit cellular oxidative damage, increase storage stability, and restrict the growth of a wide range of pathogenic bacteria, which offers a huge prospect for potential food application. Therefore, the main attention of this review was to highlight the effective antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of phytochemical compounds in spinach extract. Additionally, this review provided a comprehensive description of the wide range of food applications with regards to the use of spinach extract.

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  • Spinacia oleracea has a wide variety of potential functionalities, mainly antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-obesity, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic.

    “Due to the wide variety of bioactive and phytochemical compounds, S. oleracea has a wide variety of potential functionalities, mainly antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-obesity, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic [146,149,151].”

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    The Introduction and the antioxidant- and antimicrobial-activity sections link spinach’s phytochemicals to antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The passages found do not substantiate anti-obesity, hypoglycemic, or hypolipidemic effects; anticancer effects appear only in a reference title, not as a finding discussed by this review. Page numbers were unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Faujan, N. H., Zubairi, S. I., & Ahmad Baker, A. A.
Affiliations
  • Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (MY)
  • National University of Malaysia (MY)
Venue
Sains Malaysiana
Published
2023-09-30
Volume
52
Issue
9
Pages
2571-2585
ISSN
  • 0126-6039 (ISSN-L)
  • 2735-0118
OpenAlex
W4389359278
Cited by
21
References
71
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 3
FWCI
3.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Sains Malaysiana (publishedVersion)
  • UKM Journal Article Repository (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Seed and Plant Biochemistry
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Food Science and Nutritional Studies
Keywords
spinach, polyphenols, antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity, phytochemicals, nutritional composition, natural antioxidants, food preservatives, food applications, oxidative damage, pathogenic bacteria

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