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Energy and Nutritional Properties of the White Mulberry (Morus alba L.)
Author(s)
Małgorzata Łochyńska
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6256/2015.09.001
Affiliation(s)
Silkworms Breeding and Mulberry Cultivation Laboratory, Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, Wojska Polskiego 71B, Poznań, Poland
ABSTRACT
The white
mulberry (Morus alba L.) had been forgotten in Europe or
known only as a plant associated with breeding of mulberry silkworms (Bombyx mori L.). The initial studies have shown
great potential of this plant in energy, food and pharmaceutical
industries. The leaves and fruits contain very valuable bioactive substances,
which may be used in health care. Antioxidants of plant origin include
flavonoids and vitamin C (ascorbic acid), and these substances are present in high amounts in
anatomical parts of white mulberry. It
has also been reported on the medicinal
properties of this plant and its use in preventing diseases, such as
atherosclerosis, diabetes, obesity and cancer. The food
industry increasingly uses the
white mulberry in food to
provide human organism with precious bioactive substances. Functional
food, due to the presence in its composition of valuable components, is
beneficial to human health. What is more, very fast growth of mulberry causes that
biomass of the plant may be used as biofuel or energy plant. The aim of this paper is to present the
possibility of using the white mulberry as a raw material for functional foods and as an energy plant.
KEYWORDS
Energy plant, antioxidants, functional food, diseases of civilization.
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