Maria Dimitrova-Dimova

University Of Food Technology - Plovdiv | UFTP · Catering and tourism

Contemporary living is continuously leading to poor everyday choices resulting in the manifestation of various diseases. The benefits of plant-based nutrition are undeniable and research on the topic is rising. Modern man is now aware of the possibilities that plant nutrition can provide and is seeking ways to benefit from it. Dietary phenolic comp...

Commercially available functional blends are products that combine various ingredients to provide specific health benefits. They can be used in the food industry, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other fields. These mixes are usually in powdered form, making them easy to mix into drinks or incorporate into recipes. The ingredients in powdered functio...

Pelargonium graveolens, commonly known as rose geranium, is an aromatic and medicinal plant belonging to the Geraniacea family. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activity of Pelargonium graveolens, as well as to determine the total phenolic content of the studied extracts. Four spectrophotometri...

The aim of the current study was to investigate the carbohydrate composition, total phenolic content and in vitro antioxidant activities of 70 % (v/v) ethanol extracts obtained from fruits and leaves of three Morus species: white mulberry (Morus alba), black mulberry (Morus nigra) and red mulberry (Morus rubra) grown in Bulgaria. The carbohydrate c...

In this study, the aqueous leaves’ extracts from tree different types of mulberry trees Morus alba L., M. nigra L. and M. rubra L. were evaluated for their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The total phenolic content was also investigated. The white mulberry leaves contained 4.51 ± 0.49 mg GAE/g FW, the red mulberry leaves-12.53 ± 0.54 mg G...

Portulaca oleracea L. (Family Portulacaceae), commonly known as purslane, is a source of many nutrient compounds. In the present study extracts from dry purslane leaves were screened for their radical scavenging ability and total polyphenolic content. The antioxidant activity was measured by using four different reliable assays- DPPH, ABTS, FRAP an...

No objective mathematical evaluation investigatons on distinguishingthe typesof alpine rose by the content of heavy metalsare foundin reference sources. Discriminant analysis helpsthe identificationof the type of alpine rose.The proposed model correctly describes the botanicallyidentified kinds of alpine rose and it can be used for determining the...