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Review
. 2021 Jul;28(7):3909-3921.
doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.03.056. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Nutritional constituents of mulberry and their potential applications in food and pharmaceuticals: A review

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Nutritional constituents of mulberry and their potential applications in food and pharmaceuticals: A review

Bisma Jan et al. Saudi J Biol Sci. 2021 Jul.

Abstract

Mulberry is a fast growing deciduous plant found in wide variety of climatic, topographical and soil conditions, and is widely distributed from temperate to subtropical regions. Due to presence of valuable phytochemical constituents, mulberry as a whole plant has been utilized as a functional food since long time. Mulberry fruits are difficult to preserve as they have relatively high water content. Therefore for proper utilization, different value-added products like syrups, squashes, teas, pestil sand köme, pekmez (turkuish by-products), yogurts, jams, jellies, wines, vinegar, breads, biscuits, parathas, and many more are made. In overseas, these value-added products are commercially sold and easily available, though in India, this versatile medicinal plant is still missing its identity at commercial and industrial scale. Leaves of mulberry are economically viable due to their important role in the sericulture industry since ancient times. Mulberries or its extracts exhibit excellent anti-microbial, anti-hyperglycaemic, anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer effects and is used to combat different acute and chronic diseases. Different parts of Morus species like fruits, leaves, twigs, and bark exhibit strong anti-tyrosinase inhibition activity that makes it a suitable candidate in cosmetic industries as a whitening agent. The current review provides a comprehensive discussion concerning the phytochemical constituents, functionality and nutraceutical potential of mulberry and as a common ingredient in various cosmetic products.

Keywords: Cosmetics; Functional food; Mulberry; Nutraceuticals; Value addition.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Diverse application of mulberries in multiple areas.
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Scientific classification of mulberry.
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Chemical structures of some important metabolites of mulberries.
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Mechanism of anti-cancer activity of mulberry.

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