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The powerful Solanaceae: food and nutraceutical applications in a sustainable world

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The Solanaceae family is considered one of themost important families among plant species because, on one hand encompassesmany staple food crops of the human dietwhile, on the other hand, it includes species rich in powerful secondary metabolites that could be valorized in medicine or drug formulation as well as nutraceuticals and food supplements. Themain genera are Solanum, Capsicum, Physalis, and Lycium which comprise several important cultivated crops (e.g., tomato, pepper, eggplant, tomatillo, and goji berry), as well as genera notable for species with several pharmaceutical properties (e.g., Datura, Nicotiana, Atropa, Mandragora, etc.). This chapter discusses the nutritional value of the most important Solanaceae species commonly used for their edible fruit, as well as those used in the development of functional foods, food supplements, and nutraceuticals due to their bioactive constituents. The toxic and poisonous effects are also discussed aiming to highlight possible detrimental consequences due to irrational use. Finally, considering the high amount of waste and by-products generated through the value chain of the main crops, the sustainable management practices implemented so far are presented with the aim to increase the added-value of these crops.

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Capsicum Crops Agricultural Dietary supplements Humans Solanaceae Vegetables

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Añibarro-Ortega, Mikel; Pinela, José; Alexopoulos, Alexios; Petropoulos, Spyridon Α.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Barros, Lillian (2022). The powerful Solanaceae: food and nutraceutical applications in a sustainable world. In Advances in Food and Nutrition Research. p. 131-172. ISBN 978-0-323-99082-0

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Academic Press, Elsevier

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